phoebus

1. 1.

   (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis

   SynonymsApolloPhoebus Apollo

   BroaderGreek deity

   NarrowerPythius

   Greek mythology

Other forms of phoebus

plural

phoebuses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about phoebus

What does phoebus mean?

phoebus means "(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis".

How many syllables are in phoebus?

phoebus has 2 syllables: phoe-bus. The stress falls on "phoe". In IPA it is /ˈfibəs/.

What is another word for phoebus?

Close synonyms include Apollo, Phoebus Apollo. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is phoebus a common word?

phoebus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.