Phaëthon

noun

Pha·​ë·​thon ˈfā-ə-tən 

-ˌthän

: a son of Helios who drives his father's sun-chariot through the sky but loses control and is struck down by a thunderbolt of Zeus

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek Phaethōn

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above