An old Indian epic poem called Ramayana contains a similar tale of what happens when you fly too close the sun. Jatayu and Sampati are two demigods in the shape of birds, who also happen to be brot...

Wait a second: another Greek myth? Yep. Same culture, similar story. Let's take a look. Phaeton is a young man living in Ethiopia who believes that his father was the sun god Apollo. Determined to...