Metamorphoses · Character
Phaeton
Son of the Sun who drives the chariot and falls to earth.
minor
Also known as Phaeton Phaeton
First appearance: Story of Phaeton
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In Book II: Drives the sun chariot and is struck down by Jove's thunderbolt, falling into the Po river. Later, in Story of Phaeton: Rash…
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Character groups
- Diverse mortals and gods in transformation
- Protagonist
- Transformation through desire and violence
- Metamorphoses of gender and grief
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of Telethusa’s de…
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