Hyperion

"He suffered much by sea while trying to save his own life and bring his men safely home. But do what he might he could not save his men, for they perished through their own sheer folly in eating the cattle of the sun-god Hyperion."  intro of Odyssey 

Hyperion-  one of the Titans, the children of Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth).With his sister, the Titaness Theia, Hyperion fathered Helios (Sun), Selene (Moon) and Eos (Dawn).

Hyperion was, along with his son Helios, a personification of the sun, with which the two are sometimes identified.

one of the names Hesiod gives to the males produced after chaos 

In Early Christianity, Hyperion is identified as one of the six males mentioned in classical texts. He is among the figures named by Hesiod, representing one of the primordial beings that emerged following chaos. This highlights Hyperion's significance in mythological narratives where he is part of the generative lineage of gods, emphasizing the foundational elements of creation and order in the universe according to these ancient beliefs.