Daedalus and

Icarus

Summary:Daedalus is a skilled craftsman who is asked by

King Minos of Crete to build the Labyrinth in order to prison the Minotaur.

Daedalus tells the secrets of the Labyrinth to Ariadne so she can tell Theseus. King Minos finds out what Daedalus did and prisons him in the Labyrinth with his son Icarus.

Daedalus builds wings out of feathers and wax to fly away with his son, Icarus. Daedalus warns Icarus about flying too close to the water or sun because he will fall into the water and drown.

Icarus has too much fun and flies too close to the sun melting the wax. He can no longer fly and drowns in the bay. Daedalus continues on to Sicily. The bay is now called the Icarian Sea.

Symbols

Wings: The wings symbolize freedom or escape.Labyrinth: The labyrinth represents captivity, evil, a place you don’t want to be.Minotaur: The Minotaur represents revenge or death.Sun & Water: The sun and water represents our limits.

Archetypes1.The Innocent- Daedalus and Icarus just want the best.

- They take on the challenge of building the Labyrinth.2.The Orphan/Regular guy of gal- They both just want to fit

in.-They tell Adriane the secret to the Labyrinth.

3.The creator- Daedalus can build everything. - He is a respected architecture and craftsman.4. Feathers- Lightness, Flying.

5. Sun- Death, the end, fire.

Theme

Think before you do something

The theme is shown when Icarus starts flying up and down without care or thought, only joy. He just acts because it is fun and does not realize what he is doing. His wax melts and feathers fall of causing him to fall. This is when Icarus remember his dad told him not to fly too high or too low. Icarus regrets flying too high but it too late because he did not think.