Phaëthon

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Pha·ë·thon (f

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n. Greek Mythology

A son of the sun god Helios who was killed by Zeus while trying to drive his father's chariot across the sky.

[Latin Phaëtn, Phaëthn, from Greek Phaethn, from phaethn, present participle of phaethein, to shine; see bh-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Phaëthon [ˈfeɪəθən]

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the son of Helios (the sun god) who borrowed his father's chariot and nearly set the earth on fire by approaching too close to it. Zeus averted the catastrophe by striking him down with a thunderbolt

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