Helios, Driver of the Sun

The myth

Helios was the god of the Sun, son of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. Every day he crossed the sky in a golden chariot drawn by fiery horses and at night sailed back east along the river Ocean in a great golden cup. Because he saw everything, he was the witness of the gods: he told Hephaestus about Ares and Aphrodite and revealed to Demeter who had taken Persephone. His son Phaethon tried to drive the chariot and nearly burned the world. In the Odyssey, Odysseus's companions eat the sacred cattle of Helios and are punished by Zeus.

Why it has this power

An Uncommon level-6 card with 2200 ATK and 2000 DEF: strong and steady as the sun that never fails. A Light Deity, he bears the Sun and Crown constellations, the star itself and its royalty in the sky. He gains 500 points on Mount Olympus of the Twelve Thrones, where he holds the edge over Darkness creatures.

Did you know

According to Apollodorus, Heracles borrowed the golden cup of Helios to sail to the island of the giant Geryon.

Connections

Where to get it

• Campaign drop: Kassandra, Daughter of the Oracle (Aegean of Heroes) — grade C: 13%
• Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
• Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
• Craft with card dust: 100 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. HELIUS (Helios) - Greek Titan God of the Sun (Roman Sol) — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
2. Helios (World History Encyclopedia) — Mark Cartwright
3. Odyssey, Book 12 — Homer (trans. A. T. Murray), Theoi Classical Texts Library