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The archetypal story of Daedalus and Icarus addresses the theme of ostentatious pride caused by trying to outwit the ruler Minos and the gods in the heavens. Daedalus seeks pleasure in knowing that he has achieved a technological advancement that only the gods can attain and therefore allows himself and his son to become absorbed in the whim of flight.
In the mythological story by Ovid, “Daedalus and Icarus”, Daedalus, an inventor, hated the ruler Minos for putting him in exile. Daedalus decided to build wings for himself and his son, Icarus, to escape. Minos owned the land and the gods controlled the heavens, but Daedalus felt that no one could stop them in the sky. ... As they made their flight across the sky, he warned the boy: "I warn, Icarus, fly a middle course:/ Don’t go too low, or water will weigh the wings down;/don’t go to high, or the sun’s fire will burn them. ... Icarus, preoccupied by the freedom of his wings, flew too close to the sun, and his wings melted. Thus, Icarus fell into the sea and drowned. Daedalus curses himself for not rescuing his son and then buries Icarus in a tomb, and Daedalus bestows the name of Icarus to the land. In the story of “Daedalus and Icarus” there are many metaphors in the story that coexist with the archetypal theme of pride. ... By using the sun, the gods were able to crush the pride of Daedalus and Icarus.
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