Mythic Warriors: Phaeton -- The Chariot of Fire, pt 3/3

[ToonandBBfan]

And that boys and girls is how the Ethopian desert was formed!

[ty0052]

that was somehow funny...

*phaeton arrives after almost destroying the world*

*silence*

helios: *coff coff*

[HistoryLover1550]

LOVE Greek mythology!

[HistoryLover1550]

I like this, even though it deviates from the original myth, this is cool!

[ImmortalSynn]

@FGWells

...it's not a problem.

[heartseed]

That Lexicus guy can't take a hint! Delona gives all her wishes of safety and good luck to Phaeton right in front of him, and that rich brat still acts like she's going to be his girl in the end, ugh!

[pervertedmind]

This is so childish, Zeus kills Phaeton with his lightning bolt for making chaos out of night and day.

[ImmortalSynn]

@pervertedmind

"This is so childish"

What a brilliant deduction-- particularly considering that it was ...made ...for ...children. LOL

[pervertedmind]

@ImmortalSynn Most of these episodes aren't accurate to the stories.

[ImmortalSynn]

@pervertedmind

Quite aware of that-- hence my writing "modified for general audiences" on just about every one of them.....

[CaptEoNinja83]

so Phaeton uses the 1st superman movie method to fix this, huh.

[CaptEoNinja83]

The fishes! OH THE HORROR!

[mohawkman2006]

i would have loved this much better if phaeton died and hellios was no longer the sun god

[ImmortalSynn]

@mohawkman2006

This is the only video in the series where Helios is depicted as the sun god. In all others (oddly enough, both before and after this one) Apollo has that role.

[DavidVelezPerez]

This version is much nicer than the one about Phaeton dying.

[snowyheart11]

@DavidVelezPerez hows he die?

[ImmortalSynn]

@snowyheart11

Zeus throws a lightning bolt that (in some stories) strikes Phaeton and incinerates him and the area around him; or (in other stories) spooks the solar horses/bulls, who then throw him from the chariot and he falls to his death.

[retbookers]

Phaeton actually was killed by Zeus because of the danger he brought upon africa so he launch a lightning bolt that destroyed and so Phaeton fell to his death. also he burnt the natives skin black lol.

[moneygober]

really?

lol lol lol

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[neowheelzz]

0:15

[ImmortalSynn]

Ares doesn't play a very pivotal role in this series, but your latter comment also brings up an interesting point:

this series (as it was made for a children's block of programming, and that's one of the reasons they canceled it-- despite its high ratings) was rather careful not to delve into relationships between gods, lest the question of incest arise.

If you'll notice, all its gods refer to each other by name, never by relation.

You'll see even more of that when I post the series finale.

[PureSickness537]

Phaeton should have revealed himself as the son of the sun god. That would make a huge difference.

[ImmortalSynn]

...who would've believed him though?

A key element of the story, that isn't as developed as I'd like in this portrayal; is that despite his atypical love and concern for his mortal son, Helios still insisted that Phaeton make his own way in the world, and not be reliant on his father's capabilities.

In the classic myths, Phaeton stole the sun chariot to prove his worth to mortals. This is unlike nearly all other demigods, whose sole concerns were to prove themselves to their immortal fathers.

[ImmortalSynn]

This episode does a fabulous job of characterizing Helios as the only god of the Hellenic myths to take a significant interest in his mortal son, without first forcing the demigod to prove himself as a hero.

Also, major god exposure in this episode, which I love! Present are:

Helios, Zeus, Poseidon, Ares, Pan, Hebe, and even a very quick cameo by Aphrodite at the end.

Also featured are two of the three most unique demigods in the classic myths: Dionysus and Phaeton.

[PureSickness537]

I agree with you. It was great to see Ares though. Oh doesn't Ares plan to destroy Athens? Whats up with rivalry between Greek God siblings.