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Pha•ë•thon



Pronunciation: (fā'u-thun, -thon"), [key]
—n. Class. Myth.
a son of Helios who borrowed the chariot of the sun and drove it so close to earth that Zeus struck him down to save the world.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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