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Daedalus was an inventor for a king. When he angered the king, Daedalus and his son were locked away. He then came up with the idea of making wings for his son (icarus) and himself. Icarus flew too close to the sun and it's heat melted the wax, causing him to cascade to the sea below and perish.

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Daedalus, a skilled craftsman, was the one who came up with the plan to build wings made of feathers and wax to escape the island of Crete with his son, Icarus.

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