Description
Condition: New, Made in Greece. Material: Pure Bronze Height: 26 cm - 10,2 inches Width: 15,5 cm - 6,1 inches Length: 7 cm - 2,8 inches Weight: 1120 g in Greek mythology, Icarus was the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, the creator of the Labyrinth. Icarus & Daedalus attempt to escape from Crete by means of wings that Daedalus constructed from feathers & wax. Daedalus warns Icarus first of complacency & then of hubris, instructing him to fly neither too low nor too high, lest the sea's dampness clog his wings or the sun's heat melt them. Icarus ignores Daedalus's instructions not to fly too close to the sun. The wax in Icarus's wings melts. He tumbles out of the sky, falls into the sea, & drowns. Thus sparking the idiom, "don't fly too close to the sun". This tragic theme of failure at the hands of hubris contains similarities to that of Phaethon. ΣΕΜ 112100246001 IKAPOΣ - 32 Icarus - Son Of Daedalus Escape From Crete With Wings Wax & Drowned Don't Fly Too Close To The Sun Pure Bronze Statue
