Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.Type of Activity: Compare and Contrast with T-Charts Common Core Standards Type of Assignment Individual, Partner, or Group Icarus dies when the wax melts from his manufactured wings and he falls like lead into the sea below, eventually drowning. Phaethon dies when Zeus throws a thunderbolt at him to stop him from destroying the earth in Apollo's sun chariot. The recognition that man was not intended to fly is further suggested by Daedalus' gesture of leaving the wings in the temple of Apollo.īoth boys plummet to their deaths as a result of their own mistakes. In trying to fly, Icarus and his father are making themselves more powerful than humans are meant to be. His sin of flying too high represents human ambition that has gone too far. Phaëthon's pride is obvious in his arrogant demand to take on the role of a god. Some scholars also argue that both characters are brought low by hubris, or excessive pride. Their heedless disregard for their parents' wisdom is truly tragic. Phaëthon ignores his father's urging not to drive his sun chariot Icarus forgets his father's directions not to fly to close to the sun. Both boys fail to listen to the good advice of their parents. Phaethon and Icarus share the tragic flaws of heedlessness and hubris. Both are famous for their failures rather than their accomplishments. Phaëthon is the son of the god, Apollo, while Icarus is the son of Daedalus, a clever, mortal inventor. Consider comparing it to the myth of Prometheus or Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.īoth Phaëthon and Icarus are young sons of important men. Icarus’ tale also connects to many other similarly-themed stories. Have students use a square and text box overlay to explain the similarities between the two myths. Have students use a storyboard grid to compare various aspects of Icarus’ and Phaëthon’s stories. Studying these two myths in conjunction can help students solidify their understanding of Classical mythology. Its plot, characters, and theme closely resemble those of the myth of Phaëthon. Phaethon's sisters mourned for him so much that they turned into poplar trees on the banks of the river, and the tears they shed hardened into drops of amber.Icarus’ tragic story is no outlier in Greek mythology. To stop further destruction, Zeus* killed Phaethon with a thunderbolt, and the boy fell into the Eridanus River. Soon after the chariot rose into the sky, Phaethon lost control of the horses, causing the sun to come too near the earth and burn it. Helios could not take back his promise, so he let the youth take the reins. However, Phaethon did not listen to the warning and insisted on driving the chariot. Helios tried to discourage Phaethon, for no one except the sun could control the horses that pulled the chariot.
Phaethon asked to drive his father's chariot across the sky. Nymph minor goddess of nature, usually represented as young and beautiful
Helios replied that he was Phaethon's father and promised to grant his son a wish. Phaethon journeyed to Helios's palace to determine the truth. Phaethon's friends teased him because they did not believe that the sun was his father. In Greek mythology, Phaethon was the son of the sun god Helios and the sea nymph Clymene.
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