Phaëthon

See also: phaeton and Phaethon

English

Alternative forms

• Phaethon, Phaéthôn, Phaëton, Phaeton
• Phæton (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Phaëthōn, from the Ancient Greek Φᾰέθων (Phăéthōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeɪəθən/, /ˈfeɪətən/

Proper noun

Phaëthon

1. (Greek mythology) The son of the sun god Helios who was killed by Zeus while driving his father's chariot uncontrolledly across the sky.

Related terms

• Phaëthontean
• Phaëthontiad

Translations

son of Helios

• Catalan: Faetó m, Faetont m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 法厄同 (fǎètóng)

• French: Phaéthon (fr) m, Phaéton (fr) m
• Greek: Φαέθοντας m (Faéthontas)

  Ancient: Φᾰέθων m (Phăéthōn)

• Inuktitut: ᐸᐄᑐᓐ (paiiton)
• Japanese: パエトーン (Paetōn)
• Korean: 파에톤 (Pa'eton)
• Latin: Phaëthōn m
• Polish: Faeton m
• Portuguese: Faetonte m, Faeton m, Faetão m
• Russian: Фаэто́н m (Faetón)
• Spanish: Faetón m, Faetonte m