PHAETHON


Meaning of PHAETHON in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' f ā - ə -t ə n, - ˌ thän

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Phaeth ō n

Date: 14th century

: a son of Helios who drives his father's sun-chariot through the sky but loses control and is struck down by a thunderbolt of Zeus

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