His name was Phaëton and he was the son of Apollo.
Apollo was the sun god. He drove around in a flying chariot called the sun chariot. The sun chariot was a form of transportation able to transform into anything he desired.
Phaethon, son of Helios.
The Sun god Helios drove his chariot from east to west across the sky each day in Greek mythology.
The world was set on fire.
Actually Helios is the Greek God whom drove a golden chariot that was the sun.
The Greek god Helios was often associated with driving the sun chariot across the sky. This mythology is reflected in the story of Helios riding his golden chariot to bring light to the world each day.
There are different variations of this.Some say the Titan Helios, who wasn't a god but still drove the Sun ChariotSome say the Olympian god Apollo ruled the sun and drove the Sun ChariotSome say Apollo represented or ruled the sun but it was Helios who drove the Sun Chariot.
In Greek mythology, when Phaethon drove the chariot of the sun, he lost control and the sun chariot veered off course, scorching the earth. This event led to a great catastrophe, resulting in the creation of deserts and Ethiopian people, as well as threatening the entire world with destruction until Zeus intervened by striking Phaethon down with a thunderbolt.
No. The Greeks had two sun gods, Apollo, who drew his power from the sun, and Helios, who drove the sun chariot. The Romans downsized to Apollo only.
Helios was the god who drove the chariot of the Sun across the sky each day.
In Greek mythology, the sun was often referred to as Helios. He was considered the god of the sun who drove his chariot across the sky each day.
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.