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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Phaëthōn, from the Ancient Greek Φᾰέθων (Phaéthōn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfeɪəθən/, /ˈfeɪətən/
Proper noun
Phaëthon
- (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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