Phaethon

Phăĕthon (dissyl.: fulmine Phaethon, Varr. ap. Quint. 1, 5, 18), ontis, m., = Phaethôn (the shining one).

I.

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 Jupiter, to prevent his setting the earth on fire, Cic. Off. 3, 25, 94; id. N. D. 3, 31, 76; cf.:

Phaëthontem orbi terrarum educare,

Suet. Calig. 11; Ov. M. 2, 47 sq.; Verg. A. 10, 189.—

B.

An epithet of the sun ( poet. ), Verg. A. 5, 105; Sil. 6, 3.—Hence,

A.

Phăĕ-thontēus, a, um, adj., = Phaethonteios, of or belonging to Phaëthon, Phaëthontean ( poet. ):

ignes,

Ov. M. 4, 246:

Padus (because Phaëthon is said to have fallen into the Padus),

Mart. 10, 12, 2:

favilla, i. e. fulmen,

Stat. Th. 1, 221: umbra, i. e. of the poplar (because the sisters of Phaëthon were changed into poplars), Mart. 6, 15, 1.—

B.

Phăĕthontĭas, ădis, f., = Phaethontias, a Phaëthontiad, i. e. a sister of Phaëthon. They wept for their brother, and were changed into poplars (acc. to others, into alders), while their tears were converted into amber:

Phaëthontiadum silva sororum,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 185; Verg. E. 6, 62; cf. Ov. M. 2, 340 sqq.—

C.

Phăĕthentis, ĭdis, f., = Phaethontis, subst., i. q. Phaëthontias, a Phaëthontiad, a sister of Phaëthon ( poet. ), Avien. Arat. 792.—As adj., of or belonging to Phaëthon, Phaëthontian: gutta, amber (into which the tears of Phaëthon's sisters were said to be converted), Mart. 4, 32, 1.—

D.

Phăĕthontĭus, a, um, adj., = Phaethontios.

1.

Of or belonging to Phaëthon, Phaëthontian:

fabula,

Stat. S. 2, 4, 9:

amnis, i.e. Padus (v. Phaëthonteus),

Sil. 7, 149. —

2.

Of or belonging to the sun:

ora,

the sun's disk, Sil. 10, 110.