The Fall of Phaethon in Context: A New Synthesis of Mythological, Archaeological and Geological Evidence
The well-known classical myth of Phaethon must be the earliest recorded cautionary tale about teenage driving: taking control of the chariot of his father, the Sun-god, Phaethon set the world ablaze and endangered the cosmic order, until he was felled by Zeus’ thunderbolt and hurled to the earth. It...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Year: 2016, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 67-94 |
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global comparative mythology
Greece
borrowing
catastrophe
comets
meteorite impacts
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