Meaning of Phaëthōn | Babel Free
[ˈpʰa.ɛ.tʰoːn]Definitions
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Phaëthon (son of Helios and Clymene, who, having obtained from his father permission to drive the sun’s chariot for a day, lost control of the steeds, and was struck down by a thunderbolt of Zeus, to prevent his setting the earth on fire) Greek, declension-3
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a divine epithet of the Sun declension-3, poetic
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synonym of Iuppiter (“the planet Jupiter”) declension-3
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synonym of Saturnus (“the planet Saturn”) declension-3
Equivalents
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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