Phoebus
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About Phoebus
One of the names of the sun god Apollo, this is better known in its feminine form, Phoebe. Rarely used as a given name, perhaps owing to the clunky end sound, it might work as a unique alternative to Phoenix, Felix, or Phineas.
The name was used by Victor Hugo in his 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, borne by the vain and caddish character of Capitaine Phœbus de Châteaupers. It subsequently appeared in the Disney animated adaptation of the book, though Disney's Captain Phoebus is much more likable and moral character.
Pronounced FEE-bus.
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Famous Phoebuss
- Phoebus Aaron Theodore Levene
American biochemist
- Phoebus James Dhrymes
Cypriot,American economist
- Cesar Phoebus d'Albret
French soldier and courtier
Phoebus in pop culture
- Capt. Phoebus de Chateaupers
character in Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
- Phoebus
artist in Disraeli's Lothair (1870)
- Phoebus Apollo
a divine godhead, main character in "Mr Apollo: A Just Possible Story" (1908) by Ford Madox Ford
- Phoebus Rainsford Daunt
character in 'The Meaning of Night: A Confession' by Michael Cox