The Lamp of Pheebus
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The sun. Phoebus is the mythological personification of the sun.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The Lamp of Pheebus” mean?
The sun. Phoebus is the mythological personification of the sun.
Is “The Lamp of Pheebus” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.