Helius - Sun God - Rose with Βud, Symbol of the city - Tetradrachm of Caria, Rhodes - 230-205 BC - Coin Pendant - 925 Sterling Silver

Helios was the personification of the Sun in Greek mythology. Homer often calls him Titan or Hyperion, while Hesiod (Theogony 371) and the Homeric Hymn separate him as a son of the Titans Hyperion and Theia (Hesiod) or Euryphaessa (Homeric Hymn) and brother of the goddesses Selene, the moon, and Eos, the dawn. Ovid also calls him Titan. Helios was described as a handsome god crowned with the shining aureole of the Sun, who drove the chariot of the sun across the sky each day to earth-circling Oceanus and through the world-ocean returned to the East at night. In the Homeric hymn to Helios, Helios is said to drive a golden chariot drawn by steeds (HH 31.14-15); and Pindar speaks of Helios's "fire-darting steeds" (Olympian Ode 7.71). Still later, the horses were given fiery names: Pyrois, Aeos, Aethon, and Phlegon. As time passed, Helios was increasingly identified with the god of light, Apollo. However, in spite of their syncretism, they were also often viewed as two distinct gods (Helios was a Titan, whereas Apollo was an Olympian). The equivalent of Helios in Roman mythology was Sol, specifically Sol Invictus. The Helios sun-god coin pendant originates from the islands off Caria, Rhodes. Circa 230-205 BC. AR Tetradrachm. The pendant is crafted with extra care in 925 Sterling Silver. It 's Handmade in Greece, the diameter size is 1.5 cm(excluding the bails) and weighs approximately 3 g. This pendant is without the chain.(403C)