Daedalus & Icarus
By: Lexi Lindsley
We have all heard of myths one time or another. Myths frequently are used to explain why something had happened. In the myth I will be reciting for you today will include Daedalus, a skillful craftsman. Excelled in inventing, first man to highly comprehend the value of sails and masts. Statues produced from the artist were said to possess the ability to move. Some even believed he had been blessed from Athena herself. But with fame comes greed, and Daedalus savored the spotlight. Daedalus had an apprentice, his nephew, Talos. Talos was a prized inventor like his uncle. Daedalus seeing this grew jealous. Talos in time invented the saw. This triggered Daedalus’s inner rage and caused him to throw …show more content…
This structure is known as the Labyrinth. Daedalus soon found that he was too enclosed with his son Icarus in the Labyrinth. Minos still angered by Daedalus for helping his wife with making the bull. Daedalus had to plan a way out, without the help of the king. With little to no supplies, he gathered feathers, wax, and twine. Once he collected the necessary amount of materials, he began to build two pairs of wings. One for himself, and one for his son. Before they took flight Daedalus warned his son “Don’t fly too close to the sun it will melt the wax, but don’t fly too low or the sea spray will dampen your feathers.” After this warning they took flight over the sea, the wings had …show more content…
Daedalus occasionally glanced back at his son to check on how well he was keeping up. At first Icarus obeyed his father 's orders, but soon Icarus thought he could fly quite well. And started to question his father’s wisdom, he believed he could fly higher and no harm would come to him. The wax began to soften, Icarus didn’t fly lower, but began to fly closer to the sun. The wax was now dripping into the ocean little by little, then into bigger droplets. Until there was none left. Feathers slowly drifted down to the ocean landing softly atop the dark blue water. Icarus took a glance at the water below and plummeted towards it. He was not flapping wings now, but arms. Icarus called out to his father which was far ahead now, but he heard nothing and continued further. Icarus soon drowned, drifting to the bottom of the great
By: Lexi Lindsley
We have all heard of myths one time or another. Myths frequently are used to explain why something had happened. In the myth I will be reciting for you today will include Daedalus, a skillful craftsman. Excelled in inventing, first man to highly comprehend the value of sails and masts. Statues produced from the artist were said to possess the ability to move. Some even believed he had been blessed from Athena herself. But with fame comes greed, and Daedalus savored the spotlight. Daedalus had an apprentice, his nephew, Talos. Talos was a prized inventor like his uncle. Daedalus seeing this grew jealous. Talos in time invented the saw. This triggered Daedalus’s inner rage and caused him to throw …show more content…
This structure is known as the Labyrinth. Daedalus soon found that he was too enclosed with his son Icarus in the Labyrinth. Minos still angered by Daedalus for helping his wife with making the bull. Daedalus had to plan a way out, without the help of the king. With little to no supplies, he gathered feathers, wax, and twine. Once he collected the necessary amount of materials, he began to build two pairs of wings. One for himself, and one for his son. Before they took flight Daedalus warned his son “Don’t fly too close to the sun it will melt the wax, but don’t fly too low or the sea spray will dampen your feathers.” After this warning they took flight over the sea, the wings had …show more content…
Daedalus occasionally glanced back at his son to check on how well he was keeping up. At first Icarus obeyed his father 's orders, but soon Icarus thought he could fly quite well. And started to question his father’s wisdom, he believed he could fly higher and no harm would come to him. The wax began to soften, Icarus didn’t fly lower, but began to fly closer to the sun. The wax was now dripping into the ocean little by little, then into bigger droplets. Until there was none left. Feathers slowly drifted down to the ocean landing softly atop the dark blue water. Icarus took a glance at the water below and plummeted towards it. He was not flapping wings now, but arms. Icarus called out to his father which was far ahead now, but he heard nothing and continued further. Icarus soon drowned, drifting to the bottom of the great