Pha|ë|thon

Pha|ë|thon
Pha|ë|thon «FAY uh thon», noun.
Greek and Roman Mythology. the son of Helios and Clymene, who tried for one day to drive the sun, his father's chariot. He so nearly set the earth on fire that Zeus had to strike him dead with a thunderbolt.
[< Latin Phaëthon < Greek Phaethōn (literally) shining, related to phaínein show forth, shine]

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