Daedalus and Icarus

Taylor Gearring
Leuel Tibebu
Chris McMorris
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Daedalus

• famous
craftsman
• created
wings to fly
• built the
Labyrinth
Icarus
• Daedalus' son
• he was given wings
to be able to fly
• He flew close
enough to the sun
where the wings
melted and he fell
into the the sea
and drowned.
 Minotaur

• half man, half bull monster

• terrorized the people of

Crete

• trapped in the Labyrinth by

Daedalus

• Son of Pasiphae, step son

of Minos
 Minos
• king of Crete

• son of Zeus and

Europa

• wife gave birth to

the Minotaur

• Imprisons
Daedalus and
Icarus to prevent
their escape
Perdix

• Daedalus' nephew

• taught to be a builder

• almost killed by Daedalus

• turned into a partridge by

Athena
 Metaphysical
Myth
• Poor perdix fell lesson learned
headlong through the air
this shows that the
• Athena seen him and
taken pity on him. while
Gods have feelings for
he was yet whirling humans and that they
through mid-air she reward the people that
changed him into a have done good deads
partridge. also they look out for
them.
Cosmological

Myth Lesson Learned

• The sun having melted • This may show that it goes
Icarus' wings against nature for humans
• Icarus drowning in the to fly like birds otherwise
ocean they may make a similar
mistake like Icarus
Physiological Lesson Learned
this shows that how much Icarus
wanted to fly that he did not listen to
his dad and went to close to the sun
that the wax melted off of him and
Myth that he fell in the ocean. some times
• Icarus wanting we need to listen to what our parents
to fly as high as tell us because they always want the
the clouds best for us.
• Icarus not
listening and
obeying his
father's exact
words
Sociological

Myth Lesson Learned

• Daedalus' jealousy toward
Perdix
• Minos holding Icarus and
Daedalus prisoner
• Poseidon gave MInos bull
as a gift
• this shows that our
emotions and feelings
takes over us to the point
that we just look out for our
benefits
Deadalus & Icarus throughout the world

The LaSalle building in Chicago, Illinois, has a

painting on the entrance of the building titled, "The
Flight of Deadalus & Icarus."

It was created by a man named Roger Brown.

Deadalus & Icarus in today's music

The Group Iron maiden released the the album titled piece of
mind, it was released in 1983.

The album made reference with the title of a song called "The
Flight of Icarus."

"Fly, on your way, like an

eagle, Fly as high as the sun.
On your way, like an eagle,
Fly touch the sun."

Refers to Icarus when he flew

to close to the sun.