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Daedalus
Daedalus, known for his inventions and sculptures. One of his famous inventions where the wings. He got this idea from his nephew Talos, he was also an inventor. Daedalus was jealous of his nephew because before the wings, Talos invented a saw he got the idea from a fishes jaw bone. Daedalus was so jealous that he even wanted to kill his nephew Talos. Days went by and one day he was successful, Daedalus was playing around with Talos on top of the roof and he “accidently” dropped Talos off the roof. Talos was instantly dead.
While Daedalus and Talos where on the roof they were talking about if humans could fly. Talos was studying a bird and wanted to fly just like it before he died. So that’s how Daedalus got his idea. Daedalus needed

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