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