Phaethon

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Φαέθων, -οντος, ὁ, or say, son of Apollo.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Phăĕthon: (dissyl.: fulmine Phaethon, Varr. ap. Quint. 1, 5, 18), ontis, m., = Φαέθων (the shining one).
I Son of Helios and Clymene, who, having obtained from his father permission to drive the sun's chariot for a day, lost control of the steeds, and was struck down by a thunderbolt of Jupiter, to prevent his setting the earth on fire, Cic. Off. 3, 25, 94; id. N. D. 3, 31, 76; cf.: Phaëthontem orbi terrarum educare, Suet. Calig. 11; Ov. M. 2, 47 sq.; Verg. A. 10, 189.—
   B An epithet of the sun (poet.), Verg. A. 5, 105; Sil. 6, 3.—Hence,
   A Phăĕ-thontēus, a, um, adj., = Φαεθόντειος, of or belonging to Phaëthon, Phaëthontean (poet.): ignes, Ov. M. 4, 246: Padus (because Phaëthon is said to have fallen into the Padus), Mart. 10, 12, 2: favilla, i. e. fulmen, Stat. Th. 1, 221: umbra, i. e. of the poplar (because the sisters of Phaëthon were changed into poplars), Mart. 6, 15, 1.—
   B Phăĕthontĭas, ădis, f., = Φαεθοντιάς, a Phaëthontiad, i. e. a sister of Phaëthon. They wept for their brother, and were changed into poplars (acc. to others, into alders), while their tears were converted into amber: Phaëthontiadum silva sororum, Sen. Herc. Oet. 185; Verg. E. 6, 62; cf. Ov. M. 2, 340 sqq.—
   C Phăĕthentis, ĭdis, f., = Φαεθοντίς, subst., i. q. Phaëthontias, a Phaëthontiad, a sister of Phaëthon (poet.), Avien. Arat. 792.—As adj., of or belonging to Phaëthon, Phaëthontian: gutta, amber (into which the tears of Phaëthon's sisters were said to be converted), Mart. 4, 32, 1.—
   D Phăĕthontĭus, a, um, adj., = Φαεθόντιος.
   1    Of or belonging to Phaëthon, Phaëthontian: fabula, Stat. S. 2, 4, 9: amnis, i.e. Padus (v. Phaëthonteus), Sil. 7, 149. —
   2    Of or belonging to the sun: ora, the sun's disk, Sil. 10, 110.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Phăĕthōn,¹² ontis, m. (Φαέθων), Phaéthon ou Phaéton [fils du Soleil et de Clymène, voulut conduire le char de son père mais, ne sachant le diriger, il embrasa la terre et fut foudroyé par Jupiter] : Cic. Off. 3, 94 ; Nat. 3, 76 || le soleil : Virg. En. 5, 105 || -tēus, a, um, de Phaéton : Ov. M. 4, 246 || -tĭus, a, um, de Phaéton, du soleil : Sil. 7, 149 ; 10, 110 || -tĭăs, ădis, adj. f., de Phaéton : Virg. B. 6, 62 || -tis, ĭdis, a) de Phaéton : Avien. Phæn. 793 ; b) d’ambre jaune : Mart. 4, 32, 1.

Wikipedia EN

Phaethon (/ˈfeɪ.əθən/; Ancient Greek: Φαέθων, romanized: Phaéthōn, pronounced [pʰa.é.tʰɔːn]), also spelled Phaëthon, was the son of the Oceanid Clymene and the sun-god Helios in Greek mythology.

According to most authors, Phaethon is the son of Helios, and out of desire to have his parentage confirmed, travels to the sun-god's palace in the east. There he is recognised by his father, and asks him for the privilege to drive his chariot for a single day. Despite Helios' fervent warnings and attempts to talk him out of it, counting the numerous dangers he would face in his celestial journey and reminding Phaethon that only he can control the horses, the boy is not dissuaded and does not change his mind. He is then allowed to take the chariot's reins; his ride is disastrous, as he cannot keep a firm grip on the horses. As a result, he drives the chariot too close to the earth, burning it, and too far from it, freezing it. In the end, after many complaints, from the stars in the sky to the earth itself, Zeus strikes Phaethon with one of his lightning bolts, killing him instantly. His dead body falls into the river Eridanus, and his sisters the Heliades are turned to black poplar trees as they mourn him.

Phaethon's tale was commonly used to explain why inhabitable lands on both sides of extremity (such as hot deserts and frozen wastelands) exist, and why certain peoples have darker complexions, while his sisters' amber tears accounted for the river's rich deposits of amber.

Translations

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