The Heliades weeping at their brother’s death were changed into poplar trees. Zeus had no choice, but to destroy Phaëthon and the sun chariot with his thunderbolt. Phaëthon lost control of the horses, causing havoc in the sky. Helius has promised him a boon so the sun god had no choice but to allow his son to drive the chariot.Īs the boy drove the fiery chariot across the sky, the horses realised that the hands that held the reins were inexperienced. Phaëthon wanted proof that Helius was his father, by allowing him to drive sun chariot for a single day. All five daughters were known as the Heliades. By Neaera, he had two daughters, Lampetie and Phaethusa. Helius had another son named Phaëthon (Phaethon, Φαεθον) and three daughters, Aegiale, Aegle and Aetheria, by the Oceanid Clymene. See the alternative family tree of Helius. Hecatê married her uncle Aeëtes and became the mother of Circê, Medea and Aegialeus. Perses became the father of Hecatê, who was a sorceress and priestess of Artemis, instead of being a goddess herself. For the genealogy, see the Children of Helius.ĭiodorus had offered an alternative family tree of Helius, where he was the father of King Aeëtes of Colchhis and King Perses of the Tauric Chersonese. Aeëtes was the father of the sorceress Medea.
They were the parents of Aeëtes (Aeetes), Circe and Pasiphaë (Pasiphae). Helius married Perseïs (Perseis) or Perse, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.
Helius was the brother of the goddesses, Selene and Eos. Helius was the son of Hyperion and Theia.
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