1. Presented by: Matthew Lau Olivia Warschaw Ben Eichner
Icarus
Presented by:
Matthew Lau
Olivia Warschaw
Ben Eichner

2. Who is Icarus? Son of Daedalus and Naucrate
Jailed by King Minos of Crete
Escaped with Daedalus
Flew too high and wings melted
Island and sea named after Icarus

3. Who is Daedalus? Athenian artesian Son  Icarus Wife  Naucrate
Killed nephew, Talus
Exiled to Crete under control of King Minos
Built labyrinth to trap the Minotaur
Helped Theseus through labyrinth
Locked in labyrinth as punishment
Built wings to escape with Icarus
Escaped to Sicily without Icarus

4. What is the myth? Daedalus exiled to Crete under control of King Minos
Built labyrinth for Minos
Daedalus helped Theseus find way through labyrinth to kill the Minotaur
Daedalus and son (Icarus) trapped in labyrinth themselves
Daedalus builds wings for self and Icarus
Escapes, but warns Icarus not to fly too close too sun or too low to water
Icarus ignores warning and flies high toward sun
Icarus’ wings melt off and he pummels into sea
Island and sea around named after Icarus

5. What is the moral of the myth?
Moral  Society should have regulations and laws
Reason  Icarus was strictly told not to fly too high or too low otherwise he would die. However, he ignored his father’s rules and flew up too high toward the sun and his wings melted and he died just as Daedalus warned him.

6. Why is this myth part of Greek mythology?
It was used as a lesson to teach that society needs rules to survive.

7. Other mythological people in this myth
Daedalus – father of Icarus
King Minos of Crete – imprisoner
Minotaur – monster in labyrinth
Naurcrate – mother of Icarus
Theseus – hero who killed the Minotaur with Daedalus’ help
Ariadne – daughter of King Minos
Heracles (in some tellings) – finder of Icarus’ body and burier

8. The end