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In Greek mythology, the sun was carried across the sky by Helios in a divine chariot. Helios’s son, Phaeton, asked his father to prove his relationship to the sun by letting him drive the solar chariot for a day. Phaeton’s test drive goes poorly, he loses control of horses and nearly crashes the sun into the earth. Zeus, to save their earth, is forced to kill Phaeton with a lightning bolt. read more