Greek mythology · 5 chapters
Phaethon and the Sun Chariot
To prove his father was the sun, a boy seized the reins of heaven, and nearly burned the world.
Phaethon, doubting that the sun-god Helios is truly his father, demands proof and is granted any wish, then asks to drive the chariot of the sun for a single day. Too weak to master the immortal horses, he scorches the earth and sets the heavens ablaze, until Zeus strikes him down with a thunderbolt to save the world. He falls flaming into a river, mourned by his sisters whose amber tears still drip from the poplar trees they become.
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Chapters
- 01The Boy Who Claimed the SunIn the app
- 02The Palace at the World's EdgeIn the app
- 03The Oath That Could Not Be RefusedIn the app
- 04The Day the Sky Caught FireIn the app
- 05The Fall and the Amber TearsIn the app
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Phaethon and the Sun Chariot
The Boy Who Claimed the Sun
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