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Phaëthon

/ˈfeɪəθən/

Phaëthon proper noun: the son of the sun god Helios who was killed by Zeus while driving his father's chariot uncontrolledly across the sky.

Proper noun

Phaëthon

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

Forms of Phaëthon

alternative formPhaethon
alternative formPhaéthôn
alternative formPhaëton
alternative formPhaeton
alternative formPhæton
alternative formPhæthon

Origin of Phaëthon

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

Questions about Phaëthon

What does Phaëthon mean?
Phaëthon means the son of the sun god Helios who was killed by Zeus while driving his father's chariot uncontrolledly across the sky.
What part of speech is Phaëthon?
Phaëthon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Phaëthon?
Phaëthon is pronounced /ˈfeɪəθən/.

Words near Phaëthon in the dictionary

  1. Phayeng
  2. Phazania
  3. Phazanian
  4. Phazanians
  5. phaze
  6. Phaëthon
  7. Phaëthontean
  8. Phaëthontiad
  9. Phaëthontiads
  10. Phaëton
  11. pha̍k-fa-sṳ

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