2. In Greek mythologyIn Greek mythology
InIn Greek mythologyGreek mythology,,
IcarusIcarus (the Latin spelling,(the Latin spelling,
conventionally adopted inconventionally adopted in
English;English; 55: καρος,Ἴ: καρος,Ἴ ÍkarosÍkaros,,
EtruscanEtruscan:: VikareVikare) is the) is the
son of the masterson of the master
craftsmancraftsman DaedalusDaedalus. The. The
main story told aboutmain story told about
Icarus is his attempt toIcarus is his attempt to
escape fromescape from CreteCrete byby
means of wings that hismeans of wings that his
father constructed fromfather constructed from
feathers and wax.feathers and wax.
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3. Icarus's father DaedalusIcarus's father Daedalus
Icarus's fatherIcarus's father
DaedalusDaedalus, a talented, a talented
and remarkableand remarkable
AthenianAthenian craftsman,craftsman,
built thebuilt the LabyrinthLabyrinth forfor
King MinosKing Minos of Creteof Crete
near his palace atnear his palace at
KnossosKnossos to imprison theto imprison the
MinotaurMinotaur, a half-man,, a half-man,
half-bull monster bornhalf-bull monster born
of his wife and theof his wife and the
Cretan bullCretan bull. Minos. Minos
imprisoned Daedalusimprisoned Daedalus
himself in the labyrinthhimself in the labyrinth
because he gave Minos'because he gave Minos'
daughter, Ariadne, adaughter, Ariadne, a
clew (or ball of string)clew (or ball of string)
in order to helpin order to help
Theseus, the enemy ofTheseus, the enemy of
Minos, to survive theMinos, to survive the
Labyrinth and defeatLabyrinth and defeat
the Minotaurthe Minotaur..
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4. Daedalus tried his wings firstDaedalus tried his wings first
Daedalus fashioned twoDaedalus fashioned two
pairs of wings out of waxpairs of wings out of wax
and feathers for himselfand feathers for himself
and his son. Daedalus triedand his son. Daedalus tried
his wings first, but beforehis wings first, but before
taking off from the island,taking off from the island,
warned his son not to flywarned his son not to fly
too close to the sun, nortoo close to the sun, nor
too close to the sea, but totoo close to the sea, but to
follow his path of flight.follow his path of flight.
Overcome by the giddinessOvercome by the giddiness
that flying lent him, Icarusthat flying lent him, Icarus
soared through the skysoared through the sky
curiously, but in thecuriously, but in the
process he came too closeprocess he came too close
to the sun, which meltedto the sun, which melted
the wax.the wax.
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5. Icarian Sea near IcariaIcarian Sea near Icaria
Icarus kept flappingIcarus kept flapping
his wings but soonhis wings but soon
realized that he hadrealized that he had
no feathers left andno feathers left and
that he was onlythat he was only
flapping his bareflapping his bare
arms, and so Icarusarms, and so Icarus
fell into the sea in thefell into the sea in the
area which todayarea which today
bears his name, thebears his name, the
Icarian Sea nearIcarian Sea near
Icaria, an islandIcaria, an island
southwest of Samos.southwest of Samos.
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