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Hyperion definition

Hy·peri·on (hī pir′ē ən)

noun

  1. Gr. Myth.
    1. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, and father of the sun god Helios
    2. Helios himself
  2. a small, irregularly shaped satellite of Saturn having an unusual shifting orientation and rotation

Etymology: L < Gr Hyperiōn

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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