Modern readers can find meaning in stories that have magic, intervening gods, and different miraculous happenings. They can find meaning in these stories by relating to them, wishing the story was real, and feeling for the characters in the story. An example of how readers can relate to the story is the story of Phaёthon and the Sun. Phaethon was made fun of at school by some boys when he told them that his father was the Sun. His mother told him to go to the palace of the Sun and ask him himself if he was his father, so Phaethon decided he would. He talked to the Sun and found out the Sun was indeed his father, and he was told he could have anything he wanted, so he decided he wanted to be his father for a day. Phaethon lost control of