Phebus

== English == === Proper noun === Phebus Obsolete spelling of Phoebus. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === Febus === Etymology === From Latin Phoebus, from Ancient Greek Φοῖβος (Phoîbos, “[the] Radiant [One]”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛːbus/ === Proper noun === Phebus (mythology) In Greek mythology, the god governing the sun; Phoebus, Apollo. (astronomy, sometimes uncapitalised) The brightest and warmest celestial body, considered to be a planet in the Ptolemic system; the Sun. ==== Synonyms ==== (god): Appolyn (planet): sonne, sol ==== Descendants ==== English: Phoebus ==== References ==== “phebus, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 June 2018.