Whatever you think of him, you have to give it to Phaeton for having big ambitions. When another kid accuses him of not really being the son of Helios, god of the sun, he doesn't take it lying down...

Phaeton's Dad, Helios, is the Titan god of the sun. In some versions of the story, Helios is actually Phaeton's Granddaddy, but whatevs... we think the story is better when he's Phaeton's Dad. The...

We don't see too much of Phaeton's mom in this tale, but she seems like a cool lady to us. Rather than getting all offended when Phaeton won't take her word that Helios is his Dad, she tells him to...

These lovely ladies are both Phaeton's sisters and the daughters of Clymene and Helios. (Get it? HELIades.) They don't actually do too much until the very end of the tale, when they gather at the b...