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👤 Phaethon (s. of Helios)

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  • Alternative name
    👤 Eridanos (alt. Phaethon)
    Information
    son of Helios
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203480
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/46416
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/ukZiQ50iTu6kRYL3_=i2QQD
    Gender
    Male
    Experiences
    Involved in athletic competitionUndergoes metamorphosis
    Death
    Transformed into a celestial bodyDeath is narrated
    Son of
    👤 Helios personification of the sun👤 Clymene (d. of Minyas) daughter of Minyas👤 Clymene (Oceanid II) mother of Phaethon
    Transformed into
    ⭐ the Charioteer
    Creates
    ⭐ the Milky Way
    Dies at
    🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable) mythical river of the Celts or Ligurians, sometimes identified with the River Po in north-east Italy🌍 River Po (Italy)🌍 the Island of Ammon (Ethiopia) unlocatable island off the coast of Ethiopia
    Killed by
    👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus
    Buried at
    🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable) mythical river of the Celts or Ligurians, sometimes identified with the River Po in north-east Italy
    Buried by
    👥 the Daughters of Helios sisters of Phaethon👤 Eridanos (river god) river god👥 the Nymphs of the River Eridanos help Heracles
    Cult sites
    🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable) mythical river of the Celts or Ligurians, sometimes identified with the River Po in north-east Italy
    Related entities
    🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable) mythical river of the Celts or Ligurians, sometimes identified with the River Po in north-east Italy👥 the Daughters of Helios sisters of Phaethon👤 Helios personification of the sun🏺 the Chariot of Helios👤 Clymene (d. of Minyas) daughter of Minyas👤 Clymene (Oceanid II) mother of Phaethon👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🏺 the Thunderbolt of Zeus⭐ the Charioteer👤 Calais Argonaut👤 Castor (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Theseus Athenian hero👤 Orpheus husband of Eurydice👤 Peleus son of Aiacos, father of Achilles👤 Polydeuces (Spartan) one of the Dioscouroi, Calydonian Boar hunter, Argonaut👤 Neleus (Pylian) son of Poseidon and Tyro, father of Nestor👤 Telamon (Salamian) father of Aias, Calydonian Boar hunter, Argonaut🌍 Isthmia (Argolid) site of the Isthmian Games⭐ the Sun🌍 Italy large peninsula in the Mediterranean👤 Eridanos (river god) river god🌍 River Po (Italy)🏺 the Chariot of Hades⭐ the Milky Way🌍 the Land of the Ethiopians region in Upper Egypt and south of Sub-Saharan Africa, often amorphous or treated as somewhat fictional🌍 India subcontinent east of the Arabian Sea🏛️ the Palace of Helios built by Hephaistos👤 Epaphos (s. of Io) son of Zeus and Io👤 Merops (Ethiopian) husband of Clymene, King of Ethiopia👥 the Horses of Helios pull chariot of Helios👤 Tethys Titan🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) mountain in the Troad🌍 Mount Haimos (Thrace) mountain range in Thrace🌍 Mount Cithairon (Attica/Boiotia) mountain on Boiotia-Attica border🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) mountain in northern Greece, home of the Olympian Gods🌍 Mount Caucasos (Pontos) mountain range east of the Black Sea🌍 Mount Oita (Thessaly) mountain range in Thessaly and Phocis🌍 Mount Aitna (Sicily) mountain on Sicily🌍 Mount Parnassos (Phocis) mountain in Phocis🌍 Mount Ossa (Thessaly) mountain range in Thessaly🌍 Mount Mimas (Ionia) mountain on promontory in Ionia🌍 Mount Tmolos (Asia Minor) mountain in Asia Minor🌍 Mount Mycale (Caria) mountain in Caria🌍 Mount Helicon (Boiotia) mountain in Boiotia🌍 Mount Othrys (Thessaly) mountain in Thessaly🌍 Mount Cynthos (Delos) mountain on Delos🌍 Mount Pindos (Thessaly) mountain in Thessaly🌍 Mount Rhodope (Thrace) mountain in Thrace🌍 the Taurus Mountains mountain range in Asia Minor🌍 the Alps major mountain range in Europe🌍 Mount Eryx (Sicily) mountain in Sicily🌍 the Apennine Mountains mountain range in Italy🌍 Mount Dindymon (Bear Island) highest peak on Bear Island🌍 Acte (Chalcidice) promontory in the Aegean sea, with Mount Athos on the tip🌍 River Nile (Egypt) river in Egypt🌍 Libya (North Africa) region in North Africa🌍 River Euenos (Aitolia) river in Aitolia🌍 River Alpheios (Peloponnese) river in western Peloponnese🌍 River Thermodon (Pontos) river south of the Black Sea🌍 River Strymon (Thrace) river in Thrace🌍 River Phasis (Colchis) river in Colchis🌍 River Spercheios (C. Greece) river in central Greece🌍 Spring and River Dirce (Thebes) river at Thebes🌍 River Ismenos (Thebes) river at Thebes🌍 River Maiandros (Caria) river in Caria🌍 River Xanthos (Lycia) river in Lycia, not in the Troad🌍 River Peneios (Thessaly) river in Thessaly🌍 River Ganges (India) river in India🌍 River Istros (Europe) river in Europe🌍 River Caicos (Lydia) river in Lydia🌍 River Eurotas (Laconia) river in Laconia🏛️ Spring Peirene (Corinth) at Corinth🌍 River Euphrates (Mesopotamia) river in Mesopotamia🌍 Spring and River Amymone (Argolid) waterway in the Argolid🌍 River Orontes (Syria) river in Syria🌍 River Erymanthos (Arcadia) river in Arcadia on the border with Elis🌍 River Caystros (Asia Minor)🌍 River Hebros (N. Greece) river in Northern Greece🌍 River Melas (Arcadia) unlocatable river in Arcadia🌍 River Tanais (Scythia) modern River Don🌍 River Tiber (Italy)🌍 River Tagus (Iberia) river on the Iberian Peninsula🌍 River Rhine river in northern Europe🌍 River Rhone river in central Europe👤 Atlas holds up the sky as punishment👤 Ge personification of Earth👤 Poseidon Olympian god👥 the Nymphs of the River Eridanos help Heracles🌍 Liguria (Italy) region in northwest Italy👤 Cycnos (Ligurian) king of the Ligurians👤 Styx (Oceanid) Oceanid, personification of river of the underworld🌍 River Styx (Underworld) river in the Underworld🌍 the Cyclades Islands islands in the Aegean👤 Doris (Oceanid) Oceanid, mother of the Nereids👤 Hades Underworld god👤 Persephone daughter of Demeter👥 the Nereids daughters of Nereus👤 Nereus son of Pontos and Ge, father of the Nereids👤 Mother of Cycnos (name unknown) Ligurian, a relative of Phaethon👤 Eosphoros personification of the morning star, 'dawn-bringer'👤 Hesperos (personification) personification of the evening star👤 Hermes Olympian god👥 the Horai personifications of natural order🌍 the Island of Ammon (Ethiopia) unlocatable island off the coast of Ethiopia
    Mentioned by
    📖 Dionysios, Periegesis 288-293📖 Pausanias 1.4.1📖 Pausanias 2.3.2📖 Euripides, Hippolytos 732-770📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 61 Most📖 Hesiod fr. 261a, b Most📖 Hesiod fr. 262a, b Most📖 Eumelos, Corinthiaca fr. 22 West📖 Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 36📖 Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 22📖 Exerpta Vaticana 13📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 24.1-2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Astrology 19📖 Lucian, Amber, or the Swans 1-2📖 Lucian, A True Story 1.12📖 Lucian, The Dance 55📖 Diodoros, Library 5.23.1-5.23.4📖 Ovid, Ibis 471-472📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.722-1.764📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.765-1.779📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.31-2.110📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.150-2.177📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.201-2.271📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.272-2.300📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.301-2.328📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.329-2.366📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.367-2.380📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.381-2.400📖 Strabo 5.1.9📖 Ovid, Amores 3.12📖 Pliny, Natural History 37.31-37.33📖 Pliny, Natural History 3.117📖 Pseudo-Palaiphatos 52
    Mentioned in text
    Dionysios, PeriegesisPausaniasEuripides, HippolytosHesiod, EhoiaiHesiodEumelos, CorinthiacaHeracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories Exerpta VaticanaLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, AstrologyLucian, Amber, or the SwansLucian, A True StoryLucian, The DanceDiodoros, LibraryOvid, IbisOvid, MetamorphosesStraboOvid, AmoresPliny, Natural HistoryPseudo-Palaiphatos
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Chares
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Chares BNJ 125 fr. 8
    Depictions
    🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Glyptoteket 847; ASR III. 3, no. 313)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Gilded Statues of Phaethon and Helios on Chariots from the Road to Lechaion at Corinth (Not Extant)
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