The story fascinated me to the core of my being. Just to give you a summary, the story was about Daedalus and his son Icarus who lived in a small Island called Crete.

Readers may recall the ancient Greek myth of Icarus and Daedalus. In an effort to escape a great labyrinth and the Minotaur within, Daedalus fashions wings out of feathers and wax.

CYNTHIA HORNBECK, CAELUM IPSUM PETIMUS: DAEDALUS AND ICARUS IN HORACE'S ODES, The Classical Journal, Vol. 109, No. 2 (December 2013-January 2014), pp. 147-169 ...

Most people remember the Daedalus-Icarus story in Greek mythology. Imprisoned in a tower so that the secret of how the labyrinth was built to guarantee no one could find a way out of the maze, Daed… ...

The dilemma of our immune system is comparable to the story of Icarus and Daedalus from Greek mythology. To escape their captivity, Daedalus built wings from feathers and wax for himself and his son.

Daedalus safely reached Sicily, but Icarus, exulting in his new-found abilities, flew too close to the sun; the wax melted and he fell to his death in the sea.

Ikaris, played by Richard Madden, is based on Icarus from Greek mythology. Icarus wasn’t a god but a figure of myth. In Greek mythology, Icarus is best-known for flying too close to the sun.

Plato teaches that: Superstitious myths like Daedalus and Icarus are just the shadows on the cave wall. We should reject the old gods of fear and embrace reason and dialogue instead.

The story fascinated me to the core of my being. Just to give you a summary, the story was about Daedalus and his son Icarus who lived in a small Island called Crete.