Phébuscommon nounproper nounSyllable DecompositionPhébusEtymologyexpandfrom Latin phoebus.Definitions1. Name given to Apollo after he struck down the chariot of the sun and was condemned by Zeus to drive it, thus becoming the sun god.mythologieexpand2. Used to poetically refer to the Sun.poeticexpandDehors, il y a le dieu Soleil. Je te salue Phœbus, dispensateur de vie et de lumière, toi, de qui nous vient toute Beauté; maître de la Forme, et des Couleurs. }}3. A species of butterfly, synonymous with the small Apollo.zoologieexpand