Part 1 of 5 · freeIntroduction
Icarus and his father Daedalus star in one of the best known Greek myths. Beyond the image of a boy dropping into the sea, the story is about ingenuity, limits, and the pull of going too far.
It is the tale of an impossible escape that turns into a lesson about Hybris (and excess): try to match the gods and you risk burning.
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- 2Daedalus, prisoner of his own labyrinth
- 3Flying too high, or too low
- 4Pride, ideal, or a forgotten detail?
- 5A sea, an island, a lesson
Open-book quiz8 questions whose answers are in the text.
Glossary12 terms explained in a tap.
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