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DEADLUS AND ICARUS

CHARACTERS:
Daedalus:
Daedalus was an Athenian inventor, sculptor, and architect. His
parentage are conflicting, many saying he was the son of either
Athena, Alcippe, etc. Among the many things he constructed, was
the labyrinth requested by King Minos. However, he was
eventually locked up inside the labyrinth with his son, Icarus.
Eventually, he was able to escape.
Icarus:
Icarus was the son of Daedalus. Together with his father, they are
locked up in the labyrinth. Due to his rashness and juvenile
character, he flew too close to the sun during their escape, and
plummeted into the ocean, and died.
King Minos:
King Minos was the ungrateful king of Crete. He is known for
angering many gods, and causing suffering to his subjects.
Among the many consequences he suffered was the creation of
the Minotaur, prompting him to persuade Daedalus to build the
labyrinth. He later locked Daedalus inside the labyrinth.
Minotaur:
The Minotaur is a half-man, half-bull creature, son to Queen
Pasiphae, King Minos' wife, and a white bull, as a punishment
towards King Minos' ingratitude towards the gods. He was the
reason the labyrinth in Crete was created.

Daedalus is a brilliant inventorthe Thomas Edison of his day.

Unfortunately, he angers King Minos, the ruler of the island Crete, and he
has to hightail it out of there. Desperate to flee the island, Daedalus uses
wax to build some wings for himself and his son Icarus. Daddy Daedalus
warns his son to fly at a middle height: the seawater will dampen the wings
and the sun will melt them. (Not good either way.)
Icarus heeds his father's advice for a bit, but then he gets cocky. He's
having so much fun flying that he forgets the warning and flies too close to
the sun. Sure enough, his wings melt, and Icarus plummets into the sea and
drowns. Daedalus is (of course) devastated by his son's death, but the show
must go on. He flies on to Sicily, where he mourns Icarus and builds a temple
in honor of the god Apollo.
Icarus death
Although he was warned, Icarus was too young and too enthusiastic about
flying. He got excited by the thrill of flying and carried away by the amazing
feeling of freedom and started flying high to salute the sun, diving low to
the sea, and then up high again.
His father Daedalus was trying in vain to make young Icarus to understand
that his behavior was dangerous, and Icarus soon saw his wings melting.
Icarus fell into the sea and drowned. The Icarian Sea, where he fell, was
named after him and there is also a nearby small island called Icaria.