Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Phoebus \Ph[oe]"bus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? pure, bright.]
   1. (Class. Myth.) Apollo; the sun god.

   2. The sun. ``Ph[oe]bus 'gins arise.'' --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

Phoebus
     n : Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and
         healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
         [syn: {Apollo}, {Phoebus Apollo}]