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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A son of the sun god Helios who was killed by Zeus while trying to drive his father's chariot across the sky.
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- proper noun Greek mythology the
son of thesun god Helios who waskilled byZeus while trying todrive his father'schariot across thesky
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin Phaëtōn, Phaëthōn, from Greek Phaethōn, from phaethōn, present participle of phaethein, to shine; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]
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From Latin Phaethon, from Ancient Greek Φαέθων (Phaethōn).
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