The Tragic Story of the Fall of Icarus

The story of the Fall of Icarus is one of those legends of Greek mythology that fascinates audiences especially because of the character’s desire to go beyond human boundaries as well as for the tragic consequences this brought about. Daedalus was a major architect and inventor renowned throughout Greece but that did not prevent his and his son Icarus’ imprisonment on the iland containing the labyrinth of King Minos in Crete. Under King Minos’ orders, Daedalus was asked to build […]

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