1. GREEK MYTHOLOGY
In ancient times, Minos, the king of Crete,
(invite) the famous Athenian architect
Daedalus to build a labyrinth for him.
When the labyrinth was ready, King Minos
jailed Daedalus and his son Icarus in the
labyrinth because he (want) to have this
great architect in his island forever.
Daedalus (think)that the only way to
escape was to fly out of prison. He (make)
two sets of wax wings, one for himself
and one for Icarus, and so, they flew
away.
Daedalus (tell) Icarus “Don’t fly too close to
the sun. The sun melts the wax.” Icarus did
not remember his father’s advice and( fly)
higher and higher until his wax wings (start)
to melt. He moved his arms faster and faster.
The fast movement of arms did not help much and Icarus (fall) into the deep
sea.
His father flew over the place where
Icarus fell. Daedalus (look) hard but he
could not find his son. He (name) the sea
“Icarian Sea” after his son’s name.
Of course this is a myth but it is the first
flight accident.
The death of Icarus goes unnoticed in the spring--a mere splash in the sea.
"Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" touches upon the Greek myth of the
tragedy of Icarus. As we know, according to Ovid and Apollodorus, Icarus,
son of Daedalus, took flight from imprisonment wearing the fragile wings his
father had fashioned for him. Heedless of his father's warning to keep a
middle course over the sea and avoid closeness with the sun, the soaring boy
exultantly flew too close to the burning sun, which (melt)his wings so that
Icarus hurtled to the sea and death.
