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Phoebus
Phoe·bus [ fbəss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Greek Sun god: in Greek mythology, the god Apollo when identified with the Sun
2. sun: a personification of the Sun ( literary )

[14th century. Via Latin< Greek Phoibos, literally "bright, shining"]
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