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- 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
- 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
- Eos – Mythopedia
Eos, daughter of Hyperion and Theia, was the goddess of the dawn; she rode her chariot across the sky at the beginning of each day, dispersing the night Eos took many mortal lovers, including the handsome prince Tithonus, whom she inadvertently doomed to a terrible fate
- 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
- Hephaestus – Mythopedia
Hephaestus was the Greek god of craftsmanship, smithing, and fire Though lame from birth, he was a master blacksmith who created many magnificent weapons and machines
- Cronus – Mythopedia
Cronus was the youngest of the Greek Titans, best remembered for dethroning his father Uranus He became a tyrant, however, devouring his own children until he was finally usurped by his youngest son, Zeus
- Achelous – Mythopedia
Achelous was the name of both the largest river in Greece—flowing from the Pindus Mountains to the Ionian Sea—and the god of that river A child of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, Achelous was an ancient and powerful god He fought Heracles for the hand of the princess Deianira, but was ultimately defeated
- Nemesis – Mythopedia
Nemesis, daughter of Nyx, was the divine personification of retribution Often imagined as a beautiful goddess wielding the scales and rod of justice, Nemesis was known widely as an avenger of hybris and injustice
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