Die Autoren James und van der Sluijs kommen jedenfalls zu dem Schluß:
"We have established that the origin of the classical Phaethon story cannot be explained by an impact in Bavaria or Estonia"
Klare Aussage! Nachzulesen hier:
James, P. & van der Sluijs, M.A. (2016) The Fall of Phaethon in Context: A New Synthesis of Mythological, Archaeological and Geological Evidence. Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions 16, 67-94 (2016), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/15692124-12341279