It explains why Ethiopians have black skin, why Libya is a desert, and why the Nile River "fled and hid his head."
Etiological, Entertaining, and Historical.
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It does not state explicitly his age within the myth; just that he was a 'youth'.
A story that specific cultures use to explain their origins and the origins of the world. Think along the lines of creation myth.
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Etiological questions are questions that inquire about the origin or cause of something.
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Chrysoglossa phaethon was created in 1912.
An etiological myth. Example: The christian tale of Lot's wife turning into salt explains why there are natural occurring salt pillars around the Dead Sea.
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Zeus strikes Phaethon down with a thunderbolt to prevent him from harming the earth further.