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Phaethon.

Phaëthon (son of Helios and Clymene, who, having obtained from his father permission to drive the sun’s chariot for a day, lost control of the steeds, and was struck down by a thunderbolt of Zeus, to prevent his setting the earth on fire)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈpʰa.ɛ.tʰoːn]Classical-Latin[ˈfaː.e.ton]
  1. Phaëthon (son of Helios and Clymene, who, having obtained from his father permission to drive the sun’s chariot for a day, lost control of the steeds, and was struck down by a thunderbolt of Zeus, to prevent his setting the earth on fire)

    Greek · declension-3
  2. a divine epithet of the Sun

    declension-3 · poetic
  3. synonym of Iuppiter (“the planet Jupiter”)

    declension-3
  4. synonym of Saturnus (“the planet Saturn”)

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φᾰέθων (Phăéthōn).

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