What meaning does the use of a verb in the middle voice convey in a sentence?
The use of the middle voice conveys that the subject of the verb is doing the action upon themselves or for themselves. It often has a reflexive quality: παυομαι = I stop myself i.e. I cease. It can also convey the sense that the action brings a benefit or advantage to the subject: φερομαι = I carry off for myself, I win.
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Translate: Phaethon erat filius Apollinis. olim Phaethon tristis erat quod amici eum deridebant. ‘pater tuus non est deus solis!’ dicebant.