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In Greek mythology, Phaeton, who makes a vain attempt to drive his father’s chariot and is killed by a thunderbolt from Zeus is the son of whom?
Helios, the sun god Phaeton seeks assurance that his mother, Clymene, is telling the truth that his father is the sun god Helios. When Phaeton obtains his father’s promise to drive the sun chariot as proof, he fails to control it and the Earth is in danger of burning up when Phaeton is killed by a thunderbolt from Zeus to prevent further disaster.