phaethon

Noun
  1. (Greek mythology) son of Helios;
    Killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth (synset 109593243)
    referred to in: greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
    is an instance of: greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
  2. Type genus of the Phaethontidae (synset 102057620)
    is a type of: bird genus - a genus of birds
    member holonym: boatswain bird, tropic bird, tropicbird - mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land
    belongs to: family phaethontidae, phaethontidae - tropicbirds
    same as: genus phaethon

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