Hyperion
Hyperion is a Titan, son of Earth and Sky and brother of Theia, and by her the father of Helios, Selene and Eos. His name means 'he who goes above' and in the early poets it works as a description of the sun's height rather than as a separate career.
This is a genuinely contested identification: in Homer Hyperion is normally an epithet of Helios, while Hesiod makes him a distinct Titan and the father of Helios. The entry follows the Hesiodic scheme and flags the epic use rather than choosing between them silently. No cult of Hyperion is attested.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Sun
- Zodiac Affinity
- LeoAriesSagittarius
Offerings
- Offerings
- HoneyWineBay leafGoldA thing left in the sun
Sacred timing
- Sacred Timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- Hyperion HeliosThe One Who Goes AboveHyperion the Titan
- Gender Expression
- Masculine
- Titles
- He Who Goes AboveTitan of the High LightFather of the SunThe High One
- Symbols
- High lightThe sun discThe chariotThe turning of the year
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneBright and formalAddressHyperionHe Who Goes AboveHigh OneRelationshipThe light before the sun has a name for itWarningHe is not helios and the two are often confusedResonanceThose working with solar light and the shape of the year
- Modern Practice
Hyperion is worked with as the high, undifferentiated light behind a solar practice, and for the framing of a year rather than a single day. The address is short and formal, at noon, with the offering left where the sun will reach it.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- High lightThe upper airThe sunSolar fireThe measure of the yearPaternity of the luminaries
- Mythology Summary
Hyperion is a Titan, son of Earth and Sky and brother of Theia, and by her the father of Helios, Selene and Eos. His name means 'he who goes above' and in the early poets it works as a description of the sun's height rather than as a separate career. In Homer 'Hyperion Helios' is a fixed formula, which has left it genuinely uncertain whether the epic tradition knew one figure or two. He has no myth of his own: his importance is genealogical, and his domain is the light out of which sun, moon and dawn are parcelled to his children.
Details
- Correspondences
- ColorsGoldWhiteYellowOrangeScentsFrankincense boswellia sacraCinnamonBay leafAmber resinMetalsGoldBrassElectrumAnimalsHorseEagleLionRooster
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