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.
It was not the son of Apollo, but of Helios whose name was Phaethon.
The correct spelling is Phaethon. He is a character in Greek mythology, most famously known as the son of Helios, the sun god.
Helios thought that if his son Phaethon drove his chariot across the sky, it would bring destruction and chaos to the world as Phaethon was not experienced enough to control the powerful horses that pulled the sun chariot.
Yes , phaeton is apolls son (: - - pinky <3
Phaethon's mother, Clymene, did not believe that Apollo was Phaethon's father. She doubted Apollo's claim of paternity and asked him to swear an oath on the River Styx to confirm the truth. Apollo obliged and swore by the River Styx, a binding oath that could not be broken.
Phaethon, son of Helios.
Phaethon, who Zeus struck from the Chariot of the Sun.
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.
The correct spelling is Phaethon. He is a character in Greek mythology, most famously known as the son of Helios, the sun god.
Helios thought that if his son Phaethon drove his chariot across the sky, it would bring destruction and chaos to the world as Phaethon was not experienced enough to control the powerful horses that pulled the sun chariot.
Yes , phaeton is apolls son (: - - pinky <3
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.
Epaphos, prince of Egypt according to Ovid. However, Phaethon was the son of Helios - not 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.