phoe·be·an \ˈfēbēən, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin phoebeus Phoebean (from Greek phoibeios, from Phoibos Phoebus, Greco-Roman god of the sun and of poetry) + English -an : of, relating to, or characteristic of Phoebus Apollo