105) but it is more commonly known as the name of son of Helios by the Oceanid Clymene, the wife of Merops. 479) as an epithet or surname of Helios, and is used by later writers as a real proper name for Helios (Apollon, Rhod. PHAETHON (Phaethôn), that is, "the shining," occurs in Homer ( ll.
HELIOS & KLYMENE (Hyginus Fabulae 153, Ovid Metamorphoses 1.751, Nonnus Dionysiaca 27.189) HELIOS (Aeschylus Heliades, Philoxenus of Cythera Frag 834, Pausanias 2.3.2, Apollonius Rhodius 4.598, Quintus Smyraneus 5.300, Diodorus Siculus 5.23.2, Philostratus the Elder 1.11, Seneca Medea 597) The name Phaethon means "the shining" or "radiant one" from the Greek verb phaethô "to shine." Phaethon's sisters, the Heliades, gathered on the banks and in their mourning were transformed into amber-teared poplar trees.Īfter his death Phaethon was placed amongst the stars as the constellation Auriga ("the Charioteer"), or else transformed into the god of the star which the Greeks named Phaethon-the planet Jupiter or Saturn. Zeus, appalled by the destruction, smote the boy with a thunderbolt, hurling his flaming body into the waters of the River Eridanos. The plains of Africa were scorched to desert and men charred black. But his inexperience proved fatal, for Phaethon quickly lost control of the immortal steeds and the sun-chariot veered out of control setting the earth ablaze. The god reluctantly conceded to the boy's wishes and handed him the reigns. PHAETHON was a youthful son of Helios who begged his father let him drive the chariot of the sun. This matters to me because I feel like with my history and my mistakes, I can, or at least try to, help other people to not make the same mistakes I have made in the past.īelow are the lyrics and video, with the lines I mentioned in bold obviously for the essay I would analyze more lines much more in depth beyond what I wrote next to some of the lines, but this is just a brief summary.Shining ( phaethô) Chariot of the sun-god, Athenian red-figure krater C5th B.C., British Museum So, learning from that, I related to this song and felt a exigency to write about it. After months of emotional abuse, I fell and broke down. Being over-excited, I got into a very toxic relationship (this being me flying too close to the sun). I am gay, and after coming out, I was excited and felt like I could do anything now that I had told everyone. I once had a different perspective on life than most people. I chose this song because I have been Icarus before. Much like Icarus disrespecting his gift and flying too close to the sun, if someone on a new path of life gets too excited and abuses their power, they, like Icarus, will “ towards an early grave”, meaning that they will not only lose the privilege in which they were given, but also cause harm to themselves and others in the process (such as the emotional toll that Daedalus had to face that he couldn’t save his son, Icarus). And with responsibility comes a exigency for respect, respect for what one is given. However, with a great power, comes great responsibility. Most people walk everywhere, so a set of wings would allow for a new perspective on life, especially since many others don’t have wings. The wings represent new beginnings on the path of life. I feel as though the story of Daedalus and Icarus has many aspects of symbolism, beginning with the wings. This song makes several references to that story, however, the exigency behind the song is how much it relates to my life and others around me. However, Icarus got too excited and flew too close to the sun, to which the glue in his wings melted and then caused Icarus to fall to his death in the ocean.
Contextually, this song is written about the Roman mythological story of “ Daedalus and Icarus” where the two were seen flying away with wings glued to their backs. The song is “ Icarus” by Bastille, the same group that wrote “ Pompeii“. After listening to my Spotify library, I came across a song that I felt connected to and could write about.
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