Hyperion

Summary

Hyperion is a titan^[1]. He draws 1,175 Wikipedia views per month (titan category, ranking #6 of 25).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hyperion's father was Uranus^[3].
• Hyperion's mother was Gaia^[4].
• Among Hyperion's spouses was Theia^[5].
• Hyperion was married to Aethra^[6].
• Among Hyperion's spouses was Basileia^[7].
• Hyperion was married to Euryphaessa^[8].
• A child of Hyperion was Helios^[9].
• A child of Hyperion was Eos^[10].
• A child of Hyperion was Selene^[11].
• A child of Hyperion was Aurora^[12].
• Hyperion's image is recorded as Hyperion sculpture 02.jpg^[13].
• Hyperion is recorded as male^[14].
• Hyperion's instance of is recorded as titan^[15].
• Hyperion's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2018059475^[16].
• Hyperion's part of is recorded as Uranids^[17].
• Hyperion's Commons category is recorded as Hyperion (mythology)^[18].
• Hyperion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/017zbn^[19].
• Hyperion's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[20].
• Hyperion's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology^[21].
• Hyperion's Rodovid ID is recorded as 27710^[22].
• Hyperion's Iconclass notation is recorded as 91B115^[23].
• Hyperion's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[24].
• Hyperion's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Hyperion's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Hyperion's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Hyperion's father was Uranus^[3]. His mother was Gaia^[4].

Personal Life

Spouses include Theia^[5], a titan^[28]; Aethra^[6], a mythological Greek character^[29]; Basileia^[7], a Greek deity^[30]; and Euryphaessa^[8]. Children include Helios^[9], a Greek deity^[31]; Eos^[10], a goddess^[32]; Selene^[11], a goddess^[33]; and Aurora^[12], a Roman deity^[34].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hyperion include he^[35], a literary work^[36], written by Dan Simmons^[37].

Why It Matters

Hyperion draws 1,175 Wikipedia views per month (titan category, ranking #6 of 25).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for him include he^[35], a literary work^[36], written by Dan Simmons^[37].

FAQs

Who were Hyperion's parents?

Hyperion's father was Uranus^[3]. Hyperion's mother was Gaia^[4].

Who was Hyperion married to?

Hyperion's spouses include Theia^[5], Aethra^[6], Basileia^[7], and Euryphaessa^[8].