- ICARUS (SON OF DAEDALUS)
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ICARUS (SON OF DAEDALUS)
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Icarus — son of Daedalus in Greek mythology; he flew too high on artificial wings and so plunged to his death. Used allusively from 1580s. The name is of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
Icarus — (Greek: Polytonic|Ἴκαρος, Latin: Íkaros , Etruscan: Vicare ) is a character in Greek mythology. He is the son of Daedalus and is commonly known for his attempt to escape Crete by flight, which ended in a fall to his death.Escape from CreteIcarus… … Wikipedia
Icarus (disambiguation) — Icarus, Ikarus, or Ikaros, is a proper noun with a variety of meanings, most deriving from its use in Greek mythology:* Icarus (mythology), the son of Daedalus according to Greek mythologyGeographic features* Ikaros (town), a settlement in Elis… … Wikipedia
Icarus — [ik′ə rəs; ] occas. [ ī′kərəs] n. [L < Gr Ikaros] Gr. Myth. the son of Daedalus; escaping from Crete by flying with wings made by Daedalus, Icarus flies so high that the sun s heat melts the wax by which his wings are fastened, and he falls to … English World dictionary
Icarus — noun (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned • Topics: ↑Greek mythology • Instance… … Useful english dictionary
Icarus — /ˈɪkərəs/ (say ikuhruhs), /ˈaɪkə / (say uykuh ) noun Greek Legend the son of Daedalus. Together they escaped from Crete using wings made of wax and feathers, but Icarus, flying so high that the sun melted his wings, drowned in the Aegean …
Icarus — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Ikaros Date: 14th century the son of Daedalus who to escape imprisonment flies by means of artificial wings but falls into the sea and drowns when the wax of his wings melts as he flies too near the sun • Icarian … New Collegiate Dictionary
Icarus — n. (Greek Mythology) son of Daedalus … English contemporary dictionary
Icarus — Ic•a•rus [[t]ˈɪk ər əs[/t]] n. myt a youth of Greek myth, the son of Daedalus, who, attempting to escape from Crete with his father on wings of wax and feathers, flew so close to the sun that his wings melted and he plunged to his death in the… … From formal English to slang
Daedalus — constructs wings for his son, Icarus, after a Roman relief in the Villa Albani, Rome (Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1888). This article is about the mythological character. For other uses see Daedalus (disambiguation). In Greek mythology, Daedalus … Wikipedia
Icarus imagery in contemporary popular music — uses Icarus, a figure of Greek mythology to express artistic disengagement and isolation or anomie . *Phish s song The Squirming Coil states I d like to lick the coil some day. Like Icarus, who had to pay. With melting wax and feathers brown, he… … Wikipedia
