Icarus (Ikaros) did.
Icarus who flew too close to the sun and fell to his death.
Icarus is a part of Greek Mythology. Icarus tried to escape from Crete with wings made of wax from his father. Icarus didnÍt hollow his fatherÍs instruction to not fly close to the sun and when he did his wings melted and he fell in to the sea and drowned.
Icarus flew to close to the sun with the wings that were held together by wax the wax melted and the wings fell apart and he drowned
Icarus
Greek inventor Daedalus escaped the labyrinth of Minos by carving wax wings for himself and his son, Icarus. They flew out of the labyrinth using them. Despite the warnings of his father, Icarus flew too high and his wax wings melted by the heat of sun. Daedalus was able to escape but Icarus fell to his death.
Icarus who flew too close to the sun and fell to his death.
Icarus is a part of Greek Mythology. Icarus tried to escape from Crete with wings made of wax from his father. Icarus didnÍt hollow his fatherÍs instruction to not fly close to the sun and when he did his wings melted and he fell in to the sea and drowned.
Icarus
In Greek mythology Icarus flew too close to the sun, despite warnings from his father Daedalus, when attempting escape from King Minos.
Icarus flew to close to the sun with the wings that were held together by wax the wax melted and the wings fell apart and he drowned
In Greek Mythology, Daedalus had two sons, Icarus and Iapyx. Icarus met his doom as he flew too near to the sun with wings made by his father and fell into the Amazon River where he was drowned.
Icarus
Greek inventor Daedalus escaped the labyrinth of Minos by carving wax wings for himself and his son, Icarus. They flew out of the labyrinth using them. Despite the warnings of his father, Icarus flew too high and his wax wings melted by the heat of sun. Daedalus was able to escape but Icarus fell to his death.
I presume you mean Icarus who flew with home-made wings too close to the sun and fell to earth when the wax melted.
The boy is Icarus, in the myth of Daedalus, who is Icarus' father. So yes, it is a Greek Myth as the Greeks held that Daedalus was originally Athenian (though it is now widely believed he was Minoan/Cretan).
In the prologue of "Doctor Faustus," Faustus is compared to Icarus, a character from Greek mythology who flew too close to the sun. This comparison foreshadows Faustus's tragic downfall as a result of his ambition and hubris.
He flew too close to the sun and his wings melted. He fell into the sea and died.