Icarus

“You always fly right up until it burns. . .” - S T A R S E T, “Icarus”


Icarus is part of a Greek myth. From my understanding, Icarus was the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, who built the Labyrinth, a maze-prison to keep the Minotaur (or the king of Athens) in, perhaps with Icarus’s help. Once the Labyrinth had been finished, the king who ordered the construction of it imprisoned Icarus and Daedalus in a tower, fearing that some sort of secret would be revealed. Icarus and Daedalus collected feathers from birds landing on the windows for enough days until, one day, they were able to create wings to fly away with. Daedalus warned Icarus not to fly to close to the water or sun, but Icarus, full of ambition, flew closer and closer to the sun until his wings melted from the heat, resulting in an unexpected and tragic death.

There are lots of variations of tales, so don’t expect this to be completely accurate.