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Phaethon

son of Eos by Cephalus or Tithonus in Greek mythology
Person mythological_greek_character Q3378668

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
mythological Greek character
Sex or gender
male[6]
Father
Tithonus, Cephalus, Cephalus[2][3]
Mother
Eos[4]
Child
Astynous[5]
Described by source
Pauly–Wissowa[9]
Different from
Phaethon[10]
P14750
C36B-CCF7-1892-C8B9-D16B[11]
Said to be the same as
Adymnus[8]
Unmarried partner
Aphrodite[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Adymus en Phaethon cs Faéthon de Phaithon el Φαέθων fr Phaéton he אדימוס he פאתון hu Phaithón it Fetonte ru Адим ru Фаэтон ru Фаэтон (сын Эос)
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Digital LIMC ID
BsE5T7RaSLCVCmRxbM_Xnwn
Freebase ID
/m/0h7qtxk
MANTO ID
8189213
Mythoskop ID
w1481
Theoi Project ID
Titan/AsterPhaethon
ToposText person ID
15743
Trismegistos god ID
1651

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Summary

Phaethon is a mythological Greek character[1].

FAQs

Who were Phaethon's parents?

Phaethon's father was Tithonus[2]. Phaethon's mother was Eos[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → C36B-CCF7-1892-C8B9-D16B
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: C36B-CCF7-1892-C8B9-D16B, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
  2. 15w ago · THEbotIT bot · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    MANTO ID → 8189213
    Said to be the same as → Adymnus
    Mother → Eos
    ToposText person ID → 15743
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa, Add reference to a lexicon article."
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