NOUN | person | Phaethon | (Greek mythology) son of Helios |
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animal | Phaethon, genus Phaethon | type genus of the Phaethontidae |
Meaning | (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth. | |
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Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
Instance of | Greek deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks |
Spanish | Faetón | |
Catalan | Faetó |
Meaning | type genus of the Phaethontidae. | |
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Synonym | genus Phaethon | |
Member of | Phaethontidae, family Phaethontidae | tropicbirds |
Members | tropic bird, tropicbird, boatswain bird | Mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land |
Broader | bird genus | A genus of birds |
Spanish | género Phaethon, genus phaethon, phaethon, Phaethon | |
Catalan | genus phaethon, phaethon |
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