entity_id,source_id,evidence_type,source_note
ENT_HELIOS,SRC_APOLLODORUS_LIBRARY,scholarly attestation,Library 1.2.2; son of Hyperion and Theia; the sun-god who sees all; his cattle on Thrinakia
ENT_HELIOS,SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY,direct attestation,"Theogony 371: Helios (the Sun) is the son of Hyperion and Theia — the primary ancient genealogical account establishing Helios as a second-generation Titan/primordial, son of the Titan of radiant light (Hyperion); Hesiod's genealogy is the foundational framework for understanding Helios's divine status"
ENT_HELIOS,SRC_HOMERIC_HYMNS,direct attestation,"HH 31 (To Helios): the dedicated hymn to the Sun; Helios drives his golden chariot across the sky, his hair a blaze of light, warming the earth and the waters; born of Hyperion and Euryphaessa (= Theia); establishes his cosmic role and genealogy"
ENT_HELIOS,SRC_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY,direct attestation,Helios (the Sun) drives his chariot across the sky; his sacred cattle on Thrinakia are central to Odyssey XII (the men's fatal transgression); he is called upon in oath formulas alongside Gaia and rivers (Iliad III.104)
ENT_HELIOS,SRC_THEOI_GODS,index attestation,Literary attestation in classical/mythographic tradition; cult evidence varies by entity.
ENT_HELIOS,SRC_THEOI_HOME,index attestation,"Attested in Theoi Project index (Greek gods, spirits, heroes in classical literature)."