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Michelle Tung
Michelle Tung

Daedalus was an inventor imprisoned by King Minos of Crete for helping King Minos' daughter and Theseus escape from the labyrinth. Daedalus and his son Icarus were imprisoned in a high tower. Knowing they couldn't escape by land or sea, Daedalus crafted wings from wax and feathers for himself and Icarus. He warned Icarus not to fly too close to the sun so the wax wouldn't melt. However, Icarus disobeyed and flew too close to the sun, causing his wings to melt and him to fall into the sea and drown.

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Daedalus and Icarus
Daedalus Daedalus was an ingenious inventor. He was expelled from Athens for killing his nephew for surpassing his inventive genius. He ended up in Crete where he served King Minos and Queen Pasiphae.
The Labyrinth Daedalus was given a task to build the Labyrinth, a maze which was suitable to imprison the men eating monster, Minotaur. King Minos imprisoned his enemies in the labyrinth, left them to be killed by the monster.
• The daughter of Minos, Princess Ariadne fell in love with Theseus, one of the prisoner in the labyrinth. • Daedalus advised Princess Ariadne to give Theseus the thread that helped him escape the Labyrinth, after killing the Minotaur.
Minos was infuriated knowing about the betrayal of Daedalus so he imprisoned him in a high tower in the Labyrinth along with his son Icarus.
Knowing that his architectural creation was too complicated to escape from. Daedalus thought that even if they could come out of the maze, the sea shores of Crete would still trap them, thus, the only way out was through the air. Daedalus managed to create gigantic wings with wax and feather. He taught Icarus how to fly, and told him to keep away from the sun so the wax would not melt.
The flight of Daedalus and Icarus was the first time that man managed to fight the laws of nature and beat gravity. They set off for freedom. At first everything went well, but after a while Icarus got tired, instead of flying up and down, he kept on going up, higher and higher. Suddenly he realized his wings really were melting! His wings came apart, and he fell down into the ocean, where he drowned. Icarus fell into the sea in the area which bears his name, the Icarian Sea near Icaria, an island.
His wings came apart, and he fell down into the ocean, where he drowned. Icarus fell into the sea in the area which bears his name, the Icarian Sea near Icaria, an island.

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  • 2. Daedalus Daedalus was an ingenious inventor. He was expelled from Athens for killing his nephew for surpassing his inventive genius. He ended up in Crete where he served King Minos and Queen Pasiphae.
  • 3. The Labyrinth Daedalus was given a task to build the Labyrinth, a maze which was suitable to imprison the men eating monster, Minotaur. King Minos imprisoned his enemies in the labyrinth, left them to be killed by the monster.
  • 4. • The daughter of Minos, Princess Ariadne fell in love with Theseus, one of the prisoner in the labyrinth. • Daedalus advised Princess Ariadne to give Theseus the thread that helped him escape the Labyrinth, after killing the Minotaur.
  • 5. Minos was infuriated knowing about the betrayal of Daedalus so he imprisoned him in a high tower in the Labyrinth along with his son Icarus.
  • 6. Knowing that his architectural creation was too complicated to escape from. Daedalus thought that even if they could come out of the maze, the sea shores of Crete would still trap them, thus, the only way out was through the air. Daedalus managed to create gigantic wings with wax and feather. He taught Icarus how to fly, and told him to keep away from the sun so the wax would not melt.
  • 7. The flight of Daedalus and Icarus was the first time that man managed to fight the laws of nature and beat gravity. They set off for freedom. At first everything went well, but after a while Icarus got tired, instead of flying up and down, he kept on going up, higher and higher. Suddenly he realized his wings really were melting! His wings came apart, and he fell down into the ocean, where he drowned. Icarus fell into the sea in the area which bears his name, the Icarian Sea near Icaria, an island.
  • 8. His wings came apart, and he fell down into the ocean, where he drowned. Icarus fell into the sea in the area which bears his name, the Icarian Sea near Icaria, an island.