KIDS QUIZ
MYTHICAL CREATURES
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He was drowned by Poseidon.
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He choked on a waffle.
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He was turned to stone by Medusa.
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He was shot by Zeus while riding the sun chariot.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Phaethon set off but was entirely unable to control the horses of the sun chariot, which came too near to the earth and began to scorch it. To prevent further damage, Zeus hurled a thunderbolt at Phaethon, who fell to the earth at the mouth of the Eridanus, a river later identified as the Po.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to the ancient myths, the Sun was put in a chariot and everyday God Helios would drive the chariot all along the sky. That is how the Sun would rise and set. Phaethon was the son the god Helios who secretly took the chariot one day to drive it.
Detailed explanation-3: -Phaethon’s Fall Upon seeing this destruction, Zeus struck Phaethon with a lightning bolt, killing him. He threw Phaethon’s body into the river Eridanos. Phaethon’s sisters, the Heliades, gathered around his body to mourn him. Their tears turned into amber, and eventually, they turned into poplar trees.