Every morning at dawn, Helios rides in his chariot from the east and travels in the sky until sunset. Because Helios flew in the sky all day and looked at the earth, people believed that he saw and heard everything on earth, so the gods and humans knew him by the various events or oaths mentioned. Helios once allowed his son Phaeton to take his chariot into the sky, but the inexperienced young man lost control of his horses and died.