The Fall of Phaethon: a Greco-Roman Geomyth Preserves the Memory of a Meteorite Impact in Bavaria (South-East Germany) Cover Image

Phaetoni langemine: kreeka-rooma geomüüt meteoriidi mõju mälestuse säilitajana Baieris (Kagu-Saksamaa)
The Fall of Phaethon: a Greco-Roman Geomyth Preserves the Memory of a Meteorite Impact in Bavaria (South-East Germany)

Author(s): Michael A. Rappenglück, Dirk Sudhaus, Werner Mayer, Ioannis Liritzis, Barbara Rappenglück, Andreas Neumair, Kord Ernstson
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum
Keywords: Bronze Age; Celts; meteorite; myth; Ovid; Phaethon

Summary/Abstract: Arguing from a critical reading of the text, and scientific evidence on the ground, the authors show that the myth of Phaethon – the delinquent celestial charioteer – remembers the impact of a massive meteorite that hit the Chiemgau region in Bavaria between 2000 and 428 BC.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 48
  • Page Range: 7-22
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Estonian