There are historians and followers of the Greek mythology that denote the role of god Apollo, as God of the Sun, although it is evident that Greeks believed in a separate Sun God. There is a confusion in Greek Mythology regarding the identity of the god of the Sun. Sisters: Eos (Dawn) and Selene (Moon) Who was the god of the Sun? Helios or Apollo The characteristic chariot was drawn by four winged horses. Helios was usually depicted as a beardless and very handsome man in purplish robes, crowned with a golden aureole, which accented his role as the Sun God. Most often, people viewed or portrayed Helios as a mighty charioteer, driving his flaming chariot (or gleaming horses) from east to west across the sky each day.Īt night, according to the legend, Helios crossed back to the east by floating in a golden cup on the stream of Ocean, the mythical river thought to encircle the flat earth.īecause Helios was in the sky all day looking down on the earth, people assumed he saw and heard everything that went on in that domain thus, both gods and humans called on him as a witness to various events or oaths sworn. Helios is the Greek Sun god, whom the Romans called Sol.
