When the time came for him and his son to escape, he warned Icarus not to fly too close to the sun because if he flew too high, the wax holding together the wings would melt from the heat of the sun and not to fly too low for the spray of water from the sea would weigh down the wings. So from feathers of birds, he glued them together with wax to form wings for him and his son. The innovative Daedalus came up with an idea to the island, not by land or sea, but by flight. Anybody who had entered the maze, were never able to leave.Īfter the completion of the labyrinth, King Minos locked Daedalus and Icarus in a tower to keep the existence of the Minator a secret. King Minos ordered Daedalus to design a prison to contain the feared Minator but instead of creating a prison cell, he designed a labyrinth so the Minator could never escape, but so won’t anybody whom sets foot inside the maze. Daedalus worked for King Minos in his palace in Crete, Island of the Minator, a half human and half-bull monster. The story revolves around Daedalus, a skilled craftsman in Athens, and his son Icarus. You might have heard of the tragic story of the fall of Icarus, a Greek myth about the death of a boy who flew too close to the sun despite his father’s warnings.
After killing his apprentice out of jealousy, he escaped to the island of Crete where he was welcomed by King Minos. Daedalus was a renowned craftsman and inventor. We can learn from these stories and apply them to our lives in this new age. The tale of Daedalus and Icarus in Greek mythology is the story of a father and a son who used wings to escape from the island of Crete. The story of Daedalus and Icarus comes from Greek mythology. The Ancient Greeks were wise and philosophical thinkers so they had a lot to teach from stories and myths about life that was passed down for millenniums. Jacob Peter Gowy’s The Flight of Icarus (Source Jacob Peter Gowy – Museo del Prado, Public Domain)