In Greek mythology, Cronus is the king of the Titans and the god of time. He is the youngest son of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth).

Definition: In Greek mythology, Helios is the Titan god and personification of the sun and has the gift of prophecy. He is the son of Hyperion (god of Heavenly Light) and Theia (goddess of Sight) His Roman counterpart is Sol.

Characteristics: Helios wears a golden aureole of the sun on his head. 

Background: Helios has two siblings - Selene, personification of the moon and Eos, personification of the dawn. He has a golden palace located at the river Oceanus near the end of the earth, where he rises from at dawn each morning riding his chariot pulled by four winged horses. The four horses names are Pyrois “the fiery one”, Aeos “he who turns the sky”, Aethon “blazing”, and Phlegon “burning”. At the end of each day he descends into a golden cup located in the far west in the land of the Hesperides where he is relocated back to his palace in the east. Because Helios flies across the sky everyday  he is considered all-seeing so gods and humans alike call on him as witness from time to time.

Helios and Phaethon: Phaethon is the son of Helios and Clymene. Phaethon wanted to prove to his friends that his father was Helios and so he turned to his father and asked for proof of his relation with the sun. Helios said he would grant him whatever he wanted so Phaethon requested to drive the sun chariot. However, when he drove the sun chariot through the sky he could not keep the horses under control and the earth was at risk of burning up. To prevent the earth from burning up, Zeus struck Phaethon down with a thunderbolt, where he fell into the river Eridanos and died.

Helios and Odysseus: During his journey home, Odysseus and some of his surviving crew land on the island Thrinacia which was sacred to Helios, it is also where he kept his cattle of the sun. They were low on supplies and although Odysseus warns his men, they end up killing some of the cattle for food. Helios’ daughters Phaethusa and Lampetia who guard the island, told Helios of what happened. In anger, Helios went to Zeus and told him to dispose of Odysseus and his men or he would take the sun and shine it in the underworld. So Zeus destroys the ship killing all the men except for Odysseus.

Helios and Heracles: During Heracles’ 12 labors he had to cross through the Libyan desert to get to Erytheia to take some of Geryon’s cattle. He became so frustrated at the heat that he shot an arrow at Helios. Immediately realizing his mistake, he apologized to the god. Helios found Heracles’ actions bold so he gave him his golden cup, which Heracles used to reach Erytheia.

Helios and Hephaestus: After Aphrodite (goddess of love) was married off to Hephaestus (blacksmith of the gods), she would often go off and sleep with Ares (god of war) while Hephaestus was away. Helios, who sees all as he soars through the sky everyday, sees Ares and Aphrodite in the act and tells Hephaestus, who then goes and makes an invisible net to catch them in the act.

Definition: In Greek mythology, Oceanus is the Titan of the River Oceanus that encircles the earth and is the source of the earth's freshwater springs, wells, rivers and rain clouds. He is the son of Ouranos and Gaea.

Characteristics: bull-horned and has the tail of a fish.

Background: He is married to Tethys (Fresh Water) and with her had the Potamoi (river gods) and Oceanids (river and fountain nymphs). He did not participate in the overthrowing of Ouranos or the Titanomachy (battle between Titans and Olympians).