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Hyperion was a Titan, the son of Uranus (sky) and Gaia (earth). His wife was his sister Theia, with whom he had 3 children, a son, Helius or Helios (sun), and two daughters, Selene (moon), and Eos (dawn).

Source: Timothy Ganz's Early Greek Myth

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The son of Hyperion refers to Helius (Helios) the sun god.

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