The tale of Icarus, a young man who flew too close to the sun with waxen wings and met a tragic end, finds its roots in ancient Greek literature, most notably in the works of Ovid and Apollodorus. Within the Greek tradition, the narrative is situated within the larger story of Daedalus, Icarus’s father, an ingenious craftsman who designed the ... More @Wikipedia
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