![]() ![]() The myth of Icarus and his father, Daedalus, teaches by its tragedy. Myths reflect subconscious truth power can be a dangerous and potentially fatal commodity for a boy as he transitions from boyhood to manhood. ![]() It teaches us about power in our relationship with our fathers. The myth of Icarus is especially relevant to boys of the baby boom (children born after World War II and up until the Vietnam era). Icarus had soared towards the sun, his wax melted and he fell to his death. He peered down at the ocean and saw a small cluster of feathers floating on the water. Daedalus looked around in flight and could not find his son. Drunk with his newfound power, he soared higher in the sky, ignoring his father's warning. Also, like many adolescents, Icarus moved rapidly from ungainliness to false prowess. He found flight awkward at first, but learned quickly and soon flew with the attributes of adolescence-his physical strength made up for his lack of coordination and balance. Like any adolescent boy, Icarus struggled with parental advice. Icarus took off with all intentions of following his father's sage advice. If he flew too low, his wings would get wet in the ocean if he flew too high, the sun would melt the wax and the wings would disintegrate. Just before their flight, Daedalus warned his son to be careful. ![]() In theory, the wings would allow Daedalus and Icarus to fly above the labyrinth and off the island to freedom. Ever the inventor, Daedalus built wings of feathers and wax to escape. Because he was his father's son, Icarus faced the same fate. Sometime after building it, Daedalus fell into disfavor with the king of Crete and was condemned to live the rest of his life inside the labyrinth. Even Daedalus could not find a way out of his maze. He was the son of Daedalus, an accomplished inventor, who produced an ingenious labyrinth on the island of Cnossus for Minos, the king of Crete. A example of risk to high is in lines 94-96 it says "And he mourned for the birdlike son who had thrown cation to the winds in the exaltation of his freedom from the earth.Icarus was a minor character in Greek Mythology, famous for not surviving the transition from boyhood to manhood. This means that you don't want to take too much risk or not enough. The theme in this story is to stay in the safe zone don't go to high and don't go to low. In the lines 84-86 it says "He gathered the boy in his arms and flew to land, the tips of his wings dragging in the water from the double burden they bore." Daedalus then buries Icarus and hangs up his wings in the God Apollo's temple. In the lines 76-77 it says "Frantically he fluttered his arms, but no feathers remained to hold the air." Daedalus flew as fast as he could to save his son, but he was too late. In the lines 44-46 it says "Keep at a moderate height, for if you fly to low, the fog and sprat will clog your wings, and if you fly too high, the heat will melt the wax that holds them together." Icarus was so excited to fly that he did not listen to his fathers instructions. The smallest feathers he pressed into the soft wax and the large ones he tied on with thread." Also they are the very first people to ever fly. In the lines 16-19 it says "Daedalus then melted some wax and made a skeleton in the shape of a bird's wing. In the lines 3-6 it says "In time, with the help of his young son, Icarus, Daedalus managed to escape from the tower, only to find himself a prisoner on the island." Also Daedalus and Icarus are thinking of ways to escape and think they have to fly. ![]()
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