Phaethon was a young son of Helios and Klymene who begged his father to let him drive the chariot of the sun. The Sun-god reluctantly conceded to the boy's wishes and handed him the reigns. However, the inexperienced Phaethon quickly lost control of the immortal steeds, and the sun-chariot veered out of control setting the earth aflame, scorching the plains of Africa to desert. Zeus was appalled by the destruction and struck the boy from the chariot with a thunderbolt, hurling his flaming body into the waters of the river Eridanos.
Epaphos, prince of Egypt according to Ovid. However, Phaethon was the son of Helios - not Apollo.
It was not the son of Apollo, but of Helios whose name was Phaethon.
Yes , phaeton is apolls son (: - - pinky <3
In order to prove that he truly was the son of the Sun God.
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Phaethon, who Zeus struck from the Chariot of the Sun.
Phaethon, son of Helios.
Epaphos, prince of Egypt according to Ovid. However, Phaethon was the son of Helios - not Apollo.
To confirm his mother's tale that he is the son of Helios.
In Greek mythology, Phaethon is the son of Helios, the sun god. Phaethon convinces Helios to let him drive the sun chariot, but he loses control and nearly destroys the Earth, leading Zeus to strike him down with a thunderbolt.
It was not the son of Apollo, but of Helios whose name was Phaethon.
Phaethon, in Greek mythology, was the son of Apollo and Clymene, though alternative theories place him as the son of Helios and Rhode, or Helios and Prote. It is also the name for another minor Greek deity, who is known as the God of the wandering star Dios.
Phaethon was not a god, but a demigod. In some myths he is the son of Helios and Klymene, in some the son of Apollo and Clymene. I would say Apollo, because three of five sources I looked at said Apollo.
Phaethon was a young son of Helios and Klymene who begged his father to let him drive the chariot of the sun. The Sun-god reluctantly conceded to the boy's wishes and handed him the reigns. However, the inexperienced Phaethon quickly lost control of the immortal steeds, and the sun-chariot veered out of control setting the earth aflame, scorching the plains of Africa to desert. Zeus was appalled by the destruction and struck the boy from the chariot with a thunderbolt, hurling his flaming body into the waters of the river Eridanos.
Epaphos, prince of Egypt according to Ovid. However, Phaethon was the son of Helios - not Apollo.
According to the Greek Mythology, Phaethon, whose name means "shining", was the son of the Sun-God Helios and a mortal woman named Clymene
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.