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Phaethon
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Phaethon (; , ), also spelled Phaëthon, is the son of the Oceanid Clymene and the sun god Helios in Greek mythology.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Phaethon
- Deity.image
- The Fall of Phaeton Statue. Marble, circa 1700-1711 CE. By Dominique Lefevre. From Paris, France. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London.jpg
- Deity.caption
- The Fall of Phaeton Statue. Marble, by Dominique Lefèvre, from Paris, France, now at The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Deity.parents
- Helios and Clymene
- Deity.siblings
- The Heliades
- Deity.consort
- Cycnus (lover)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Sibling
- Aegiale
- Image
- GustaveMoreau04.jpg
- Work location
- Ancient Greece
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- Commons category
- Phaeton
- worshipped by
- Ancient Greek religion
- cause of death
- lightning strike
- killed by
- Zeus
- present in work
- Metamorphoses
- unmarried partner
- Cycnus
- name in native language
- Φαέθων
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