Phaëthon

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See also: phaeton and Phaethon

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Phaëthōn, from the Ancient Greek Φᾰέθων (Phaéthōn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfeɪəθən/, /ˈfeɪətən/

Proper noun

Phaëthon

  1. (Greek mythology) the son of the sun god Helios who was killed by Zeus while trying to drive his father's chariot across the sky

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