![]() The sun’s heat melted the wax and The wings soon fell apart. Loop-the-looping, Flying was really fun, He flew too high up in the sky, Too near to the sun. But flying was so much fun that He got carried away. Daedalus strapped them on tightly And soon they were in flight. Daedalus decided to make Two giant pairs of wings. They could not use a boat because The boats were all the king's. Witness the breathtaking flight of a dar. The problem was, the island Crete Was surrounded by sea. Embark on an epic journey into the myth of Icarus, a tale of ambition, freedom, and the perils of reaching too high. He called his son, Icarus, to him and told the boy to gather up all the feathers he could find on the rocky shore. They wanted to get back to Greece, Their home, where they'd be free. The myth of Daedalus and his son Icarus is one example. Myths explained their mystifying world and offered wisdom on how to live in it. In the ancient civilization of Greece, myths were the basis of an elaborate system of beliefs. So Daedalus was locked up, With young Icarus, his son. Background Today we think of myths as stories that have been passed down through countless generations. He built, and knew the secret of, The labyrinth of Crete, And King Minos was worried that He would be indiscreet. Terms in this set (14) Which of the following events occurs first in the myth Theseus escapes from King Minoss labyrinth. The cleverest man alive was A man called Daedalus - An inventor, an engineer, An all-round genius. Icarus - The Rise and Fall A poem for Kids by Paul Perro ![]() Please note that it is not suitable for very young children. This poem was written in 2014 by Paul Perro. Does it matter that we now know that flying "too near to the sun" does not actually make sense? You decide. The story is centered on Daedalus, an inventor - a man so clever that he can build things that defy the laws of physics and his son, Icarus, a boy who learns the hard way that children should listen to their parents. ![]()
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