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Webster 1913 Edition
Phaeton
Pha′ë-ton
(fā′ē̍-tŏn)
, Noun.
1.
A four-wheeled carriage (with or without a top), open, or having no side pieces, in front of the seat. It is drawn by one or two horses.
2.
See
Phaëthon
. 3.
(Zool.)
A handsome American butterfly (
Euphydryas Phaëton
syn. Melitæa Phaëton
). The upper side of the wings is black, with orange-red spots and marginal crescents, and several rows of cream-colored spots; – called also Baltimore
. Webster 1828 Edition
Phaeton
PHA'ETON
,Noun.
1.
In mythology, the son of Phoebus and Clymene, or of Cephalus and Aurora,that is, the son of light or of the sun. This aspiring youth begged of Phoebus that he would permit him to guide the chariot of the sun, in doing which he manifested want of skill, and being struck with a thunderbolt by Jupiter, he was hurled headlong into the river Po. This fable probably originated in the appearance of a comet with a splendid train, which passed from the sight in the northwest of Italy and Greece.2.
An open carriage like a chaise, on four wheels, and drawn by two horses.3.
In ornithology, a genus of fowls, the tropic bird.Definition 2024
Phaeton
Phaeton
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpʰa.e.toːn/, [ˈpʰa.ɛ.toːn]
Proper noun
Phaëtōn m (genitive Phaëtontis or Phaëtontos); third declension
- Alternative spelling of Phaëthōn
Declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Phaëtōn |
| genitive | Phaëtontis Phaëtontos |
| dative | Phaëtontī |
| accusative | Phaëtontem Phaëtonta |
| ablative | Phaëtonte |
| vocative | Phaëtōn |
References
- “Phaëtōn” on page 1,371/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)