Phaeton Study Questions

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Compare and contrast Phaeton's fall with the fall of Icarus.
If you were Helios, would you have let Phaeton drive the chariot? How could you have weaseled your way out of the promise?
Orion, the gigantic hunter, went on his own quest to find Helios. Click here to learn more, and then compare and contrast these two journeys to the sun.
Who is the most responsible for Phaeton's death? His mom? His dad? Zeus? Or Phaeton himself? What does this myth teach you about the blame game?
The myth of Phaeton helps explain a bunch of things about the world, like how the Sahara Desert came about. Does it tell us anything why we should exercise caution when making promises or choosing rewards?
Have you ever been in a situation where you didn't follow instructions and it backfired?