DAEDALUS AND

ICARUS
 By OVID
Roman poet
Born in Sulmona, Italy
Trained for a career of law and politics
which he abandoned
Diverted his focus on literary life
Banished by Augustus to Tomis, a town
on the Black Sea, where he spent the
rest of his life in exile.
CHARACTERS
 DAEDALUS
Famous craftsman
Created wings to fly
Built the Labyrinth
 DAEDALUS
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
wax melted and
he fell into the sea
and drowned.
 MINOTAUR
 Half man, half
bull monster