Daedalus was a skilled craftsman imprisoned on the island of Crete to prevent his knowledge of the Labyrinth from spreading. To escape, he fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus out of feathers and wax. Daedalus warned Icarus not to fly too close to the sun or sea, but Icarus disobeyed and flew too near the sun, melting the wax and causing him to fall into the sea and drown. Daedalus named the land where Icarus fell Icaria in his son's memory.

1. Daedalus and Icarus

2. The history
In Greek mythology, Daedalus was a
skillful craftsman and artist. He is the
father of Icarus. Daedalus created the
Labyrinth on Crete, in which the
Minotaur was kept. In the story of the
labyrinth, the Athenian hero Theseus
is challenged to kill the Minotaur,
finding his way with the help of
Ariadne's.

3. Daedalus was shut up in a tower to prevent his
knowledge of his Labyrinth from spreading to the
public. He could not leave Crete by sea, as the king
kept strict watch on all ships. Since Minos controlled
the land and sea routes, Daedalus set to work to
fabricate wings for himself and his young son Icarus.
He tied feathers together with wax, from smallest to
largest so as to form an increasing surface. When the
work was done, the artist, waving his wings, poising
himself on the air. He next equipped his son in the
same manner, and taught him how to fly. When both
were prepared for flight, Daedalus warned Icarus not
to fly too high, because the heat of the sun would melt
the wax, nor too low, because the sea foam would
soak the feathers.

4. They had passed Samos, Delos and Lebynthos
by the time the boy, began to fly upward toward
the sun. The sun softened the wax which held
the feathers together and they came off. Icarus
quickly fell in the sea and drowned. His father
cried and called the land near the place where
Icarus fell into the ocean Icaria in memory of his
child.

5. The end!!!!
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