Greek mythology
Phaethon
Sun-god's son who could not steer his father's chariot
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
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- Mortal
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- Phaethon and the Sun Chariot
Phaethon is the mortal son of Helios who begs to drive the chariot of the sun for a single day. Too weak to hold the immortal horses, he scorches the earth and sets the world ablaze. Zeus strikes him down with a thunderbolt, and he falls flaming into the river Eridanus.
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