Phaethon, the son of Helios, once drove his father's chariot but lost control of it and Zeus was forced to kill the boy so that earth would not suffer.
Helios is the sun god. he drives the chariot of the sun through the sky during the day.
He asks for Zeus to punish him
Helios threatened to not shine anymore.
Yes, Helios was likely fully grown when Zeus was born. As a Greek god, neither died.
they ate helios cattle and that made zeus angery
They eat Helios' cattle, and he finds out. He tells Zeus to kill them, Zeus does so by making a storm at sea. Everyone dies except Odysseus.
because Odysseus' crew ate Helios' herd and Helios got angry and threatened to move the sun into the underworld if Zeus didnt retalliate
Zeus agrees if Helios shines over mortals in the fields of grain he will help Helios get revenge by throwing down one white-hot bolt to make splinters of their ship in the winedark sea.
Zeus destroyed Odysseus' ship in retribution for killing the cattle of Helios.
Helios became angry at Odysseus' men because they ate his cattle. It was because of that slip-up that Helios had Zeus obliterate Odysseus' crew.
Phaethon, who Zeus struck from the Chariot of the Sun.
they agree to destroy Odysseus and his crew
Helios was in the beginning. After Zeus locked his dad away, tada! Here came Helios, God of the Sun until Apollo came along after him.