Phaeton
in Greek mythology, according to Ovid, a son of the sun, or Phœbus. Venus became enamored of him, and intrusted him with the care of one of her temples. This favor rendered him vain, and led to his asking his father's permission to drive his chariot PHAGOCYTES (leucocites), microscopic masses of protoplasm capable of ameboid movements, occurring in the occurring occur in the blood lymph, and bone marrow, where they absorb and assimilate bacteria and microbes appearing therein.