PHAËTHON


Meaning of PHAËTHON in English

/fay"euh theuhn, -thon'/ , n. Class. Myth.

a son of Helios who borrowed the chariot of the sun and drove it so close to earth that Zeus struck him down to save the world.

[ Phaéthon, special use of prp. of phaéthein to shine ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .