Phaethon - Mythopedia Phaethon was a mortal child of the sun god Helios who foolishly wished to ride his father’s chariot across the sky Unfortunately, he lost control of the divine chariot, causing immense damage to the earth and ultimately falling to his death
Metamorphoses: Book 2 (Full Text) - Mythopedia The Story of Phaeton THE Sun’s bright palace, on high columns rais’d, With burnish’d gold and flaming jewels blaz’d; The folding gates diffus’d a silver light, And with a milder gleam refresh’d the sight; Of polish’d iv’ry was the cov’ring wrought: The matter vied not with the sculptor’s thought, For in the portal was display’d on high (The work of Vulcan) a fictitious
Helios - Mythopedia Helios, son of Hyperion and Theia, was the personification of the sun and a god of the day Crowned with rays of golden sunlight and riding his blazing chariot, Helios represented the sun’s daily journey across the sky
Metamorphoses: Book 4 (Full Text) - Mythopedia Leucothoe is grown thy only care, Not Phaeton’s fair mother now is fair The youthful Rhodos moves no tender thought, And beauteous Porsa is at last forgot Fond Clytie, scorn’d, yet lov’d, and sought thy bed, Ev’n then thy heart for other virgins bled Leucothoe has all thy soul possest, And chas’d each rival passion from thy breast
Metamorphoses: Book 1 (Full Text) - Mythopedia Equal in years, and rival in renown With Epaphus, the youthful Phaeton Like honour claims; and boasts his sire the sun His haughty looks, and his assuming air, The son of Isis could no longer bear: Thou tak’st thy mother’s word too far, said he, And hast usurp’d thy boasted pedigree Go, base pretender to a borrow’d name
Persephone – Mythopedia Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the wife of Hades, and the queen of the Underworld Her most important myth tells of how Hades abducted her, then tricked her into eating something in the Underworld so that she could never leave Not even her mother, Demeter, could bring her home
Greek Mythology – Mythopedia Greek mythology is the body of work detailing the origins of the ancient Hellenic world and the many deities who ruled over it It includes the histories of gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters, as well as explanations for many important religious rituals
Ptah – Mythopedia Ptah was the Egyptian god of craftsmen and the arts, patron of artists and metalworkers The divine sculptor who shaped humanity out of mud and clay, his words were said to have inspired Amun to create the universe