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Meaning of PHOEBUS

Pronunciation:  'feebus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
 
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 Synonyms: Apollo, Phoebus Apollo
 
 See Also: Greek deity, Pythius

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ph[oe]"bus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? pure, bright.]
1. (Class. Myth.) Apollo; the sun god.
2. The sun. ``Ph[oe]bus 'gins arise.'' --Shak.
 
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