Phaethon and the Sun Chariot

What did Phaethon want from Helios?

• The entire universe

• A plastic bag

• To ride the Sun Chariot for a whole day

• New shoes

What does Helios know what will happen?

• Phaethon will become too attracted to the sun chariot and won't give it back

• The sun chariot will be destroyed by Phaethon

• Helios knows that Phaethon will lose control and crash

• Phaethon will lose the sun chariot

What happens to Phaethon when Zeus throws his thunderbolt at Phaethon?

• Phaethon was offered a ride by Zeus and then Zeus bribed Phaethon to stop destroying the Earth

• Phaethon falls from the Sun Chariot into a river.

• Phaethon instantly died and came back to life

• Phaethon was wearing a metal bulla which bounced the thunderbolt back at Zeus.

What happened to the land the Sun Chariot crashed on?

• The land was very bouncy, so the Sun Chariot bounced back up into the sky.

• The land caught on fire and burned the entire universe

• Nothing happened

• All the crops and plants on the land died and resulted in a desert

What happened to the people where the Sun Chariot crashed on?

• The people stopped the Sun Chariot from crashing.

• The people were charred into a darker skin color

• Nothing happened

• The people were immortal so nothing happened

What is the lesson of the myth?

• Learn how to drive a sun chariot.

• There is no lesson.

• The lesson is to make wise decisions.

• Always stand up to Zeus.

What did Phaethon fall into?

• A bed

• A river

• A house

• A school

Who is Phaethon?

• A mortal

• The name of a monster

• The son of Apollo

• The son of Helios