Helios is the son of gods.
Helios . He is the son of the Titan Hyperion and the Titaness Theia ( according to Hesiod ) , also known as Euryphaessa ( in Homeric Hymn 31 ) and brother of the goddesses Selene , the moon , and Eos , the dawn . In Greek mythology , Hyperion ( [ haɪˈpɪəriən ] [ Ὑπερίων , Huperíōn ] , `` The High-One '' ) was one of the twelve Titan children of Gaia ( Earth ) and Uranus ( Sky or Heaven ) who , led by Cronus , overthrew their father Uranus and were themselves later overthrown by the Olympians . In Greek mythology , Theia ( [ ˈθiːə ] [ Θεία , Theía ] , sometimes rendered Thea , Théa or Thia ) , also called Euryphaessa `` wide-shining '' , is a Titaness . In Greek mythology , the Titans ( Greek : Τιτάν Titán ; plural : Τiτᾶνες Titânes ) and Titanesses ( or Titanides ; Greek : Τιτανίς Titanís ; plural : Τιτανίδες Titanídes ) were members of the second generation of divine beings , descending from the primordial deities and preceding the Olympian deities .