Phaeton's friend teased him by saying "Your father really isn't the Sun. Your mother just mad that up and you are foolish to believe such a story."
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Phaeton journeyed east to the sun god's grand royal palace. Helios welcomed his son and, to prove their bond, promised young Phaeton any favor he wished. He did not anticipate that the headstrong boy would ask for permission to drive his powerful chariot ... Listen to Story of Phaeton, 8:00 minute duration (1.8 MB AIFF)
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The son of the sun-god Helios. ... When Phaeton ("the shining one") finally learned who his father was, he went east to meet him. He induced his father to allow him to drive the chariot of the sun across the heavens for one day.
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Here Phaeton still gaining on th' ascent, To his suspected father's palace went, 'Till pressing forward through the bright abode, He saw at distance the illustrious God: He saw at distance, or the dazling light ;
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The Story of Phaeton from For the Children's Hour by Carolyn S. Bailey ... THE STORY OF PHAETON ... The Story of Phaeton...
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[24] ONCE upon a time, the reckless whim of a lad came near to destroying the Earth and robbing the spheres of their wits. ... One day they were boasting together, each of his own father, and Epaphus, angry at the other's fine story, dared him to go prove his kinship with the Sun.
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Re: A friend just came back from Arizona, interesting Phaeton story. (S4inSoFla) ... The speed, however, is only half the story. The other half is the astonishing stability. The Phaeton makes the S-class Mercedes feel like an orgasmatron and the 7- series a skateboard. You just sit there, doing more than three miles...
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The Fall of Phaeton, c. 1604/1605, probably reworked c. 1606/1608 oil on canvas; Overall: 98.4 x 131.2 cm (38 3/4 x 51 5/8 in.) framed: 125.4 x 159.4 x 5.7 cm (49 3/8 x 62 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.); Patrons' Permanent Fund; ... Helios, the Greek god who drove the chariot of the sun, had a son, Phaeton, by a human mother.
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The story of Phaeton is one of the the best witness accounts of any cosmic event in human history. Documents can be altered, mistranslated and destroyed, but information carried through cultural traditions and heritage is very difficult to alter.
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Gives historical background of the story: "The Greek story of Phaeton was probably based on older tales that explained eclipses or speculated about the disasters that would result if the sun ever veered from its regular path across the sky...It is most obviously a metaphor for the limitless desires, but finite powers,
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