Daedallus & Icarus
Encapsulation: Daedallus angered the king for giving away his secrets, so he wanted to punish him and his son. Daedallus made wings and they escaped, but Icarus died because he flew to close to the sun and his wings melted. Daedallus safely escaped. The king then came after him, but Daedallus’s new friends killed the king. Daedallus was a highly respected and talented Athenian artisan descendent from the royal family of Cecrops, the mythical first king of Athens. He was known for his skill as an architect, sculpture, and inventor, and he produced many famous works.When the Minotaur was born, Daedallus was called upon to build the Labyrinth to contain the monstrous half-man, half-bull. For years Minos demanded a tribute of youths from Athens to feed the creature. Eventually, the hero Theseus came to Crete to attempt to slay the Minotaur. Ariadne, daughter of Minos and Pasiphae, fell in love with Theseus and asked Daedallus to help him. Daedallus gave her a flax
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Encapsulation Daedallus, Crete Minos, Cocalus Daedalus', Crete Icarus, Daedalus Cocalus, King Minos, Theseus Daedallus, Heracles Hercules, Ariadne Minos, Icarus LabyrinthDaedallus, close sun, love theseus, court cocalus, son icarus, fell love, fell love theseus, wings melted, escape daedallus,
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