Icarus.
Icarus died near the sun and fell into the sea. He was trying to escape and he flew too close to the sun.
Icarus, the son of Daedalus, flew too near the sun and his wings melted. Phaeton, the son of Helios, also flew to close to the sun while driving his father's chariot. Icarus is the more popular story though.
Icarus (Ikaros) did.
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Icarus flew too close to the Sun with wings made of feathers and wax, as advised by his father Daedalus. The heat melted the wax, causing his wings to fall apart and leading to his downfall.
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 expression "who flew too close to the sun" refers to someone who overreaches or takes excessive risks, often leading to their downfall. It originates from the Greek myth of Icarus, who ignored warnings and flew too high with wings made of wax, causing them to melt when exposed to the sun. The phrase serves as a cautionary reminder about the dangers of hubris and the consequences of ignoring one's limitations.
Icarus who flew too close to the sun and fell to his death.
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.
He flew too close to the sun and his wings melted. He fell into the sea and died.
Because he didn't want the wax holding the feathers in place to melt. Which is what happened when Icarus forgot and flew too close to the Sun. The wax melted and the feathers came loose and fell off.
In Greek mythology Icarus flew too close to the sun, despite warnings from his father Daedalus, when attempting escape from King Minos.