Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Ὑπερίων(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /hy.pe.rǐː.ɔːn/(Classical Greek) /haɪ.ˈpɪəɹ.i.ən/(English) Meaning & History Derived from Greek ὑπέρ (hyper) meaning "over". In Greek myth this was the name of a Titan who presided over the sun and light. By Theia he was the father of the sun god Helios, the moon goddess Selene, and the dawn goddess Eos.