Phoebusn.

Brit.

/ˈfiːbəs/, U.S.

/ˈfibəs/

Forms: Middle English Febus, Middle English–1800s Phebus, 1500s–1600s Phaebus, 1500s–1600s Phebvs, 1500s– Phoebus, 1600s Phibbus, 1600s Phoebvs.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Phoebus.

Etymology: < classical Latin Phoebus < ancient Greek Φοῖβος, a name for Apollo, use as name of ϕοῖβος bright, shining, radiant, of unknown origin.

Classical Mythology. Chiefly poetic. Now rare.

1. Apollo as the god of light or of the sun; the sun personified.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sun > [noun]

lightOE

sunOE

Phoebusc1275

the sheenc1400

Titana1413

solc1450

wheel1558

day-sun1570

day star1596

king of day1596

flame-god1598

Aten1877

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Apollo

Phoebusc1275

Pythian1565

far-darter1598

the Latoniana1822

Loxian1840

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) 13913 We habbeð godes..þe we luuieð [c1300 Otho leafdi]..Phebus..Saturn..Mercuri..anne læuedi..heo is ihate Fræa.

c1375 G. Chaucer Monk's Tale 3935 Phebus..a fair towaille hym broughte.

c1390 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 11 Phebus, which that shoon so clere and brighte, Degrees was fyue and fourty clombe on highte.

c1460 in F. J. Furnivall Polit., Relig., & Love Poems (1903) 291 Surmountyng is þin excellence..And phebus lyke in his ascence.

c1500 (?a1437) Kingis Quair (1939) lxxii Till Phebus endit had his bemes bryght.

1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 54 Phebus with his golden beames.

1640 A. Hart Alexto & Angelica 66 Have you seene the blushing of the East, when glittering Phoebus doth begin his course.

1689 T. Plunket Char. Good Commander 55 The Heliochryse..His Golden Leaves expandeth out of love To Phoebus.

1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xvii. 30 With riper beams when Phœbus warms the day.

a1771 T. Gray Sonnet on Death R. West in Poems (1775) 60 Redd'ning Phœbus lifts his golden fire.

1850 J. S. Blackie Prometheus Bound 56 Them Phoebus beamy-bright Beholds not, nor the nightly Moon.

1952 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Aeneid vi. 118 A thanks-offering to Phoebus.

1980 E. Jong Fanny iii. ix. 378 The Crew assembl'd upon the Fo'c'sle Deck at ruddy Sunset when Phoebus' bright Disk lay just above the Horizon Line.

2. Apollo as the god of poetry and music, presiding over the Muses; (in extended use) the genius or inspiration of poetry.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > [noun] > Muse, god, or genius of poetry

musea1393

Phoebus1577

1577 W. S. in J. Grange Golden Aphroditis sig. B.iv Pallas rules thy minde, and Phoebus hath deuisde Those Golden lines, which polisht are with Tagus glittring sandes.

1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. D Phœbus crowns all verses..with Laurers always grene.

1699 S. Garth Dispensary (1700) i. 10 Consenting Phoebus bows, if they Approve, And Ranks thee with the foremost Bards above.

a1750 A. Hill Snake in Grass (1760) 110 Phoebus knows how long we may continue rich enough to supply him with any! Here, here—if poetry will please him, I have a small quantity, at his service.

1776 G. Campbell Philos. of Rhetoric II. ii. vi. 73 The figure which the French Phebus..is capable of making in an English dress.

1890 Harper's Mag. July 272/1 This sudden transformation of the hymn writer into the odist of Phœbus Apollo.

1979 A. Grossman Ether Dome (1991) ii. 85 Tell the king, the fair wrought hall has fallen to the ground. No longer has Phoebus a house, nor a prophetic laurel, nor a spring that speaks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phoebus
释义	Phoebusn. Brit. /ˈfiːbəs/, U.S. /ˈfibəs/ Forms: Middle English Febus, Middle English–1800s Phebus, 1500s–1600s Phaebus, 1500s–1600s Phebvs, 1500s– Phoebus, 1600s Phibbus, 1600s Phoebvs. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Phoebus. Etymology: < classical Latin Phoebus < ancient Greek Φοῖβος, a name for Apollo, use as name of ϕοῖβος bright, shining, radiant, of unknown origin. Classical Mythology. Chiefly poetic. Now rare. 1. Apollo as the god of light or of the sun; the sun personified. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > [noun] lightOE sunOE Phoebusc1275 the sheenc1400 Titana1413 solc1450 wheel1558 day-sun1570 day star1596 king of day1596 flame-god1598 Aten1877 the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Apollo Phoebusc1275 Pythian1565 far-darter1598 the Latoniana1822 Loxian1840 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) 13913 We habbeð godes..þe we luuieð [c1300 Otho leafdi]..Phebus..Saturn..Mercuri..anne læuedi..heo is ihate Fræa. c1375 G. Chaucer Monk's Tale 3935 Phebus..a fair towaille hym broughte. c1390 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 11 Phebus, which that shoon so clere and brighte, Degrees was fyue and fourty clombe on highte. c1460 in F. J. Furnivall Polit., Relig., & Love Poems (1903) 291 Surmountyng is þin excellence..And phebus lyke in his ascence. c1500 (?a1437) Kingis Quair (1939) lxxii Till Phebus endit had his bemes bryght. 1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 54 Phebus with his golden beames. 1640 A. Hart Alexto & Angelica 66 Have you seene the blushing of the East, when glittering Phoebus doth begin his course. 1689 T. Plunket Char. Good Commander 55 The Heliochryse..His Golden Leaves expandeth out of love To Phoebus. 1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xvii. 30 With riper beams when Phœbus warms the day. a1771 T. Gray Sonnet on Death R. West in Poems (1775) 60 Redd'ning Phœbus lifts his golden fire. 1850 J. S. Blackie Prometheus Bound 56 Them Phoebus beamy-bright Beholds not, nor the nightly Moon. 1952 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Aeneid vi. 118 A thanks-offering to Phoebus. 1980 E. Jong Fanny iii. ix. 378 The Crew assembl'd upon the Fo'c'sle Deck at ruddy Sunset when Phoebus' bright Disk lay just above the Horizon Line. 2. Apollo as the god of poetry and music, presiding over the Muses; (in extended use) the genius or inspiration of poetry. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > [noun] > Muse, god, or genius of poetry musea1393 Phoebus1577 1577 W. S. in J. Grange Golden Aphroditis sig. B.iv Pallas rules thy minde, and Phoebus hath deuisde Those Golden lines, which polisht are with Tagus glittring sandes. 1584 King James VI & I Ess. Prentise Poesie sig. D Phœbus crowns all verses..with Laurers always grene. 1699 S. Garth Dispensary (1700) i. 10 Consenting Phoebus bows, if they Approve, And Ranks thee with the foremost Bards above. a1750 A. Hill Snake in Grass (1760) 110 Phoebus knows how long we may continue rich enough to supply him with any! Here, here—if poetry will please him, I have a small quantity, at his service. 1776 G. Campbell Philos. of Rhetoric II. ii. vi. 73 The figure which the French Phebus..is capable of making in an English dress. 1890 Harper's Mag. July 272/1 This sudden transformation of the hymn writer into the odist of Phœbus Apollo. 1979 A. Grossman Ether Dome (1991) ii. 85 Tell the king, the fair wrought hall has fallen to the ground. No longer has Phoebus a house, nor a prophetic laurel, nor a spring that speaks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1275
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