Phaëthon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The son of the sun god Helios who was killed by Zeus while driving his father's chariot uncontrolledly across the sky.

Pronunciation

/ˈfeɪəθən/ /ˈfeɪətən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Phaëthon.wav

Word forms

Phaëthon Phaethon Phaéthôn Phaëton Phaeton Phæton

Etymology

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

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