Unexpectedly, he chose to ride his father’s sun chariot. He was never trained to ride it, so if he did not follow the right line, he could create a disaster for human beings.However, Phaeton rode the chariot without hesitation and, as expected, he could not control it. As a result, the grassland dried up and the forest was set on fire. The lakes became deserts.
然而法厄同选择的却是太阳神万万没有料到的太阳车！要知道法厄同根本不会驾驶太阳车，如果不按照规定的航线行走，那必将酿成大祸。可是，自负的儿子完全听不进劝告，跳上太阳车，冲出了时间的两扇大门。星星一颗颗隐没了，金色的太阳车，长着双翼的飞马，无尽的天空，魔鬼一样的幻象……法厄同根本控制不了太阳车，任由它在时空里毁灭性的穿梭。草原干枯了，森林起火了，庄稼烧毁了，湖泊变成了沙漠！地上的人们不是冻死就是热死，天昏地暗，人世间充斥了无数的怨气。

Hayley could not forsee such a disaster and admitted it was her fault, but it was too late. She had to let her scorpion out to bite his ankles and it was too late to save him. The burning Phaethon and the chariot fell into the Eridanus. Naiades buried him with tears. For his death, Hayley cried for four months and became a poplar tree. Her tears became the sap of the tree.Zeus gave a name to this scorpion, that is, Scorpio as constellation to warn people not to be arrogant.
赫莉眼睁睁看着惨剧的发生，知道是这一切都是自己的错，她无奈的叹着气，狠心放出一只毒蝎，咬住了法厄同的脚踝，众神这才欲趁机阻止他，但是一切都为时太晚了，燃烧着的法厄同和太阳车一起从天空坠落到广阔的埃利达努斯河里。水泉女神娜伊含泪将他埋葬。而赫莉绝望的痛哭了四个月，最后变成了一棵白杨树，她的眼泪变成了晶莹的琥珀。宙斯为了警示人类自负的弱点，以那只立了大功的蝎子命名了一个星座，叫天蝎座。