Phaeton

The British steamer Phaeton is reported to have arrived at the mouth of the Rio Grande.

Foreign and Colonial News 1862

(Admittedly, Volkswagen introduced a new luxury sedan called the Phaeton at the Geneva Motor Show in 2002, which only goes to show that vehicle names can be recycled - in this case, the original was a Cadillac from the 1930s).

Vintage cars in a Mexico City museum 2009

The Phaeton was a wonderful car when new even though it was a flop in the market.

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But it's not likely to be called a Phaeton, aka the "shining one" - son of the sun god, Helios, who induced his father to allow him to drive the chariot of the sun across the heavens.

Vintage cars in a Mexico City museum 2009

(Admittedly, Volkswagen introduced a new luxury sedan called the Phaeton at the Geneva Motor Show in 2002, which only goes to show that vehicle names can be recycled - in this case, the original was a Cadillac from the 1930s).

Vintage cars in a Mexico City museum 2009

But it's not likely to be called a Phaeton, aka the "shining one" - son of the sun god, Helios, who induced his father to allow him to drive the chariot of the sun across the heavens.

Vintage cars in a Mexico City museum 2009

This suggests that choosing the name Phaeton for the ship may be only slightly less ominous than calling a ship headed to the sun, Icarus (as Danny Boyle did in

The American Culture 2009

"Technologically speaking, the Phaeton is a great car, but it doesn't undercut rivals 'prices enough to attract sophisticated shoppers."

BusinessWeek.com -- 2010

"Technologically speaking, the Phaeton is a great car, but it doesn't undercut rivals 'prices enough to attract sophisticated shoppers."

BusinessWeek.com -- 2010

"Technologically speaking, the Phaeton is a great car, but it doesn't undercut rivals 'prices enough to attract sophisticated shoppers."

Bloomberg 2010