In the myth of Phaethon, the theme of pride is shown by the way he ends up in a conflict at the conclusion of the story. In the beginning, Phaeton was in a hurry to get to the palace to ask the sun-god a question. Once he reached there, he asked the sun-god that if he was his father because his mother said he was but when he told the boys at school they would laugh at him and did not believe him. The sun-god told him that he was indeed his father and to prove it, he told Phaeton that he could ask anything that he wanted from him and he shall have it. He then instantly told his father that he wanted to take his place at least for one day and to let him drive his car. However, the sun told him that he could not let him do that and only he could
