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Pha·ė·thon [or] Pha·e·thon [or] Pha·e·ton

Phaëthon [or] Phaethon [or] Phaeton

 
pronunciation:
feI tuhn
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part of speech: noun
definition: in Greek mythology, son of the sun god, Helios, who tried to drive his father's sun-chariot from east to west but flew too close to earth, started a conflagration, and was killed by Zeus.
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