Phoebean

adjective

Phoe·​be·​an

ˈfēbēən

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Phoebus Apollo

Word History

Etymology

Latin phoebeus Phoebean (from Greek phoibeios, from Phoibos Phoebus, Greco-Roman god of the sun and of poetry) + English -an

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