They were the only two Titans to come out unscathed. Helios and Oceanos sided with the gods against Kronos. The golden chariot's sides are jeweled and it has silver-tipped reins that jingle. That is why everyone thinks that they are immortal. It is said that Helios turns into a bull and sires new calves, cooking the ones that are old. He was displeased to see a small scab on the cow that they call "Pretty" and told them that they must fix it by the next day. Two of his daughters, Lampetia and Phaethousa, served as caretakers. He passed over their island, Thrinakia, on his daily path over the earth. These 50 pure-white heifers were the envy of all the gods. He walls are always faintly damp from the presence of so many water gods ch.6. Nothing lives in those halls save the gods and goddesses.
There are no grubs or worms in the smooth earth floor. He likes the obsidian because of the way it reflected his light and how the slick surfaces catch fire as he passes. Its dark, silent halls are made of polished obsidian. His palace neighbors Oceanos' and is buried in the earth's rock. When giving him his blessing, Helios said that "every son reflects upon his mother." Perse was pleased with this and named him after herself. Perses: He and Pasiphaë were born so closely together that he used to call them twins, though they were not. He prophesied that she would marry an eternal son of Zeus. Pasiphaë: She and Perses were born so closely together that he used to call them twins, though they were not. The gods forbade her from having more children with him once they found out what the four of their children were. He gave her additional strands for each of their children. He agreed, and gave her a necklace that he made himself, strung with beads of the rarest amber. She told him that he may have whatever girls he wanted in the field, but forbade him from bringing them home, because she wanted to be the only one to hold sway in their house. She said that he would marry her or get nothing. When he saw her, he wanted to lie with her. Perse: Helios falls for Perse's tricks every time. He has given Oceanos many golden-eyed grandchildren. Oceanos: He and his cousin Oceanos were often at each other throats, but they were both Titans and preferred each other's company rather than the new gods on Olympus who had not witnessed the making of the world. He flatters himself that all women were eager to lie with him. His cloak is purple and his great crown shines with golden rays ch. He smells like a searing blaze of a just-fed fire ch. His skin is yellow, his eyes are described as lambent, and his hair is bronze. He glows bright as just-forged bronze his light comes from everywhere at once.
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