phaëton
/F AE0 T AH0 N/noun
- 1
A hypothetical planet between Mars and Jupiter, whose destruction led to the production of the asteroid belt.
- 2
Alternative form of Phaëthon. [(Greek mythology) The son of the sun god Helios who was killed by Zeus while driving his father's chariot uncontrolledly across the sky.]
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