Perdix (mythology)

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Athena changes Perdix into a bird (Crispijn the Elder)

In the myth, Perdix was changed into a partridge.

Perdix (Ancient Greek: Πέρδιξ means

"partridge"[1]) was a nephew and student
of Daedalus in Greek mythology. In other
sources, Perdix is the parent of Talos or
Attalus.[2]

Mythology
Daedalus was so proud of his
achievements that he could not bear the
idea of a rival. His sister, sometimes
named as Perdix, had placed her son
(variously named Perdix, Talos, or Calos)
under his charge to be taught the
mechanical arts. He was an apt scholar
and showed striking evidence of ingenuity.
While walking on the seashore, he picked
up the spine of a fish or a serpent's jaw.
Imitating it, he took a piece of iron and
notched it on the edge, thus inventing the
saw. He made a pair of compasses by
putting two pieces of iron together,
connecting them at one end with a rivet,
and sharpening the other ends.

Daedalus was so envious of his nephew's

accomplishments that he took an
opportunity, when they were together one
day on the top of a high tower, to push him
off. But Athena, who favors ingenuity, saw
him falling and arrested his fate by
changing him into a bird called after his
name, the perdix (partridge). This bird
does not build its nest in the trees, nor
take lofty flights, but nestles in the hedges,
and mindful of his fall, avoids high places.
For this crime, Daedalus was tried and
banished.[3] In some accounts, Athena
leaves Daedalus with a scar in the shape
of a partridge, to remind him of what he
did.

References
1. Graves, Robert (1960). The Greek
Myths. Harmondsworth, London,
 England: Penguin Books. p. 12.
ISBN 978-0143106715.
2. John Tzetzes. Chiliades, 1.19 line 493
3. Bulfinch, Thomas (2014). Bulfinch's
Mythology. Penguin Group. p. 130.
ISBN 978-0-399-16922-9.
Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and
Roman Biography and Mythology,
London (1873). "Perdix"

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