# Phoebus — Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral character guide

> Phoebus in Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Phoebus blaz’d, gay Phoebus, thy

**First appearance:** 0018-an-hymn-to-the-morning

## Who they are

Another name for Apollo, the sun god.

## In the story

### [To Maecenas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/to-maecenas)

Mentioned as the sun god whose reign is eternal, used in a simile for enduring praise.

### [Thoughts on the Works of Providence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/thoughts-on-the-works-of-providence)

Referenced as the sun that governs the day and is central to the solar imagery.

### [To a Lady on the Death of Three Relations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/to-a-lady-on-the-death-of-three-relations)

Referenced as being blackened by Death's power.

### [On Imagination](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/on-imagination)

Referenced as 'the monarch of the day,' whose radiant gold tips the mountains in the speaker's imaginative vision.

### [To a Lady on Her Coming to North-America with Her Son, for the Recovery of Her Health](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/to-a-lady-on-her-coming-to-north-america-with-her-son-for-the-recovery-of-her-health)

Implied through the celestial fire and ideal view, associated with the sun and inspiration.

### [A Farewel to America. To Mrs. S. W.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/a-farewel-to-america-to-mrs-s-w)

Addressed as the sun god whose chariot moves slowly; asked to reveal the famous town.

### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poems_on_various_subjects_religious_and_moral_se/chapters/x)

Addressed as the sun god whose chariot moves slowly; implored to hasten his rising ray.

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