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proper noun · masculinethird declension

Phaëthōn

Phaëthōn m sg (genitive Phaëthontis or Phaëthontos)
Classical[ˈpʰa.ɛ.tʰoːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈfaː.e.ton]

Meaning

  1. GreekPhaëthon (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)
  2. poetica divine epithet of the Sun
  3. synonym of Iuppiter (“the planet Jupiter”)
  4. synonym of Saturnus (“the planet Saturn”)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePhaëthōn—
genitivePhaëthontis
Phaëthontos, Phaëtontis, Phaëtontos		—
dativePhaëthontī
Phaëtontī		—
accusativePhaëthontem
Phaëthonta, Phaëtonta, Phaëtontem		—
ablativePhaëthonte
Phaëtonte		—
vocativePhaëthōn—

Phăĕthon (dissyl.: fulmine Phaethon, Varr. ap. Quint. 1, 5, 18), ontis, m., = Φαέθων (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., = Φαεθόντειος, 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., = Φαεθοντιάς, 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., = Φαεθοντίς, 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., = Φαεθόντιος.
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.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φᾰέθων (Phăéthōn).

Descendants
  • CatalanFaetont
  • EnglishPhaëthon
  • ItalianFaetonte
  • ItalianFetonte
  • FrenchPhaéthonfrom Middle French Phaëthon
  • PortugueseFaetonte
  • SpanishFaetonte
  • ?Inuktitutᐸᐄᑐᓐ
  • ?Japaneseパエトーン

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPhaethonPhaethon (Φαέθων), that is, the shining. 1. This name occurs in Homer (ll. 11.735, Od. 5.479) as an epithet or surname of Helios, and is used by later…

Quick answers

What does Phaëthōn mean in Latin?
Phaëthōn, a proper noun, means “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 ”.
What is the genitive of Phaëthōn?
The genitive singular is Phaëthontis. Phaëthōn is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Phaëthōn?
In classical Latin, [ˈpʰa.ɛ.tʰoːn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfaː.e.ton].