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Phaethon

also: Phaethonta

Son of the Sun who drove his father's chariot, scorched the earth, and was struck down by Jupiter's bolt. Lucretius cites the tale as a Greek poetic fancy, not a true account of an age of fire.

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On the Nature of Things poetry · 1 mention

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