[fey-uh-thuh
n, -thon] 
| a son of Helios who borrowed the chariot of the sun and drove it so close to earth that Zeus struck him down to save the world. |
| Pha·ë·thon (fā'ə-thŏn', -thən) n. Greek Mythology A son of the sun god Helios who was killed by Zeus while trying to drive his father's chariot across the sky. [Latin Phaëtōn, Phaëthōn, from Greek Phaethōn, from phaethōn, present participle of phaethein, to shine; see bhā-1 in Indo-European roots.] |