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solar chariot

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noun

  1. (in ancient Egypt) a chariot placed in the tomb of a king to transport him to the sun.


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Sometimes Phaethon, his rash, inexperienced son, would take the reins and drive the solar chariot too near the earth, causing the fruits to perish, and the grass to wither, and the wells to dry up.

From Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology by Fiske, John

At this contact—at the sight of those roseate, dimpled hands—he was electrified and in the headlong rush he pictured himself as Phaeton, careering behind the glancing tails of the steeds of the solar chariot.

From The Son of Clemenceau by Dumas fils, Alexandre

On one Scottish monument the circles represent wheels, and they probably indicate the solar chariot.

From Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other by Inman, Thomas

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