Greek mythology
Daedalus
The master craftsman who built the Labyrinth and wings of wax
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Children
- Icarus
- Group
- Heroes · Mortal · Craft · Wisdom
- Places
- Crete · The Labyrinth
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Daedalus is the unrivaled Athenian inventor who designs the Labyrinth at Knossos to cage the Minotaur, then helps Ariadne and Theseus escape it. Imprisoned by King Minos, he fashions wings of feathers and wax for himself and his son Icarus to flee Crete by air. He survives the flight to Sicily, but his envy once drove him to hurl his gifted nephew from the Acropolis.
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- Who is Daedalus?
- Daedalus is the unrivaled Athenian inventor who designs the Labyrinth at Knossos to cage the Minotaur, then helps Ariadne and Theseus escape it. Imprisoned by King Minos, he fashions wings of feathers and wax for himself and his son Icarus to flee Crete by air.
- Which mythology does Daedalus belong to?
- Daedalus belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Daedalus appear in?
- Daedalus appears in Daedalus in Sicily: The End of the Labyrinth, The Minotaur, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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