ICARUS AND DAEDALUS – Son And Inventor Who Made Wings To Fly
ICARUS AND DAEDALUS – In this topic, we will now talk about Icarus and Daedalus, the son and his father, the inventor who became the first flying men.
Let us first know how they made the wings in the first place in the story of Daedalus, the inventor.
Daedalus was an exemplary craftsman in Greek mythology who was known for creating the Labyrinth, a prison for the Minotaur, which is also the reason of his imprisonment in a tower.
The Minotaur existed when Daedalus allowed himself to make a mechanic bull for Pasiphae, daughter of Helios and the wife of King Minos of Crete. This is because Pashipae was cursed to fall in love with Minos’ prized Cretan Bull.
When she gave birth to the Minotaur, it enraged King Minos, resulting in the Labyrinth, as well as the imprisonment of Daedalus and his son Icarus in a tower.
Daedalus got the idea to fly away with his son so he made two sets of wings out of wax and feathers the birds left.
Daedalus instructed Icarus not to fly too high because it will melt the wax, and not to fly too low because the water would soak the wings, rendering them heavy.
By the time they flew, Icarus felt the euphoria of flying. Thus, forgetting his father’s advice, he flew way up in the sky, resulting in the melting of the wax by the scorching sun. Icarus then fell to the seas and drowned.
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Watch Ted’s take on the Greek story below:
