The fall of Phaethon
A Greco-Roman geomyth preserves the memory of a meteorite impact in Bavaria (south-east Germany)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7656723 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barbara Rappenglück, Michael A Rappenglück, K Ernstson (0000-0001-9692-6868, University of Würzburg), Werner Mayer, Werner R Mayer, Andreas Neumair, Dirk Sudhaus (University of Freiburg), I Liritzis (0000-0003-3079-1336, University of the Aegean) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 324 |
| Pages | 428-439 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00066680 |
| OpenAlex | W2270071373 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
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
Ancient history · Archaeology · Astrobiology · Linguistics · Meteorite · Mythology · Physics · Reading (process) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Classics · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.27 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2016 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |