Aclo, Jatzen Ylen Daynne C.

LIT 006 (sec 02) Mythology and Folklore

“WORKSHEET 1O”

The Story of Daedalus and Icarus

A. Gap Fill

Daedalus and Icarus escaped by flying away on wings made of bird feathers.

Icarus dies when he flies too close to the sun, melting the wax holding the

feathers in place.

B. Identification

Where is the story set? The setting of

the story of Daedalus and

Icarus is Crete. Crete is said to

be the largest island in Greece,

and it is the home of

many stories in Greek

Mythology.

Describe briefly the following Daedalus - Daedalus was a skillful

characters architect and craftsman, seen as a

symbol of wisdom, knowledge and

 power. He is the father of Icarus, the

uncle of Perdix, and possibly also the

father of Iapyx.

Icarus - He was the son of Daedalus,

an accomplished inventor, who

produced an ingenious labyrinth on

the island of Cnossus for Minos, the

king of Crete. Even Daedalus could

not find a way out of his maze.

King Minos - Son of Zeus and

Europa. Every nine years, he made

King Aegeus pick seven young boys

and seven young girls to be sent to

Daedalus's creation, the labyrinth, to

be eaten by the Minotaur. 

Discuss in a few words how the Pride and Punishment

following themes are With too much pride ruins the

highlighted in the story. morality and rationality of men that

leads to greater consequences ended

up as a punishment.

Technology

Through people’s inventive thinking

we created technology that makes

our life easier and make our works

faster however, it should be used

properly.

Obedience

Being obedient requires focus and

cooperation for it is for one’s greater

good and to enable you to think

critically.