Daedalus (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Daedalus was a skillful craftsman and artisan. He is the father of Icarus and Iapyx and the uncle of Perdix. He created the Labyrinth on Crete, in which the Minotaur was kept. Daedalus was shut up in a tower to prevent his knowledge of his Labyrinth from spreading to the public. Since Minos controlled the land and sea routes, Daedalus set to work making wings for himself and his son Icarus. He tied feathers together and secured them with string and wax. 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.

They had passed Samos, Delos and Lebynthos by the time the boy, forgetting himself, began to soar upward toward the sun. The sun softened the wax and they came off. Icarus fell into the sea and drowned. His father cried, bitterly lamenting his own arts, and called the land near the place where Icarus fell into the ocean Icaria in memo…more

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	Circe by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,333,578 ratings — published 2018 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Greek Myths: Complete Edition by Robert Graves 4.15 avg rating — 7,673 ratings — published 1955 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Hawkman Archives, Vol. 2 by Gardner Francis Fox 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2005 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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