What does Icarus teach us?

To listen to good advice and not let excitement carry us past safe limits. Flying too close to the sun has become a saying for being overambitious or reckless.

His wings were made of feathers held together with wax. He ignored his father's warning, flew too high, and the sun's heat softened the wax, so the feathers came loose and he fell into the sea.

Where did Icarus fall?

The ancient stories place it near the island of Icaria in the eastern Aegean, which Ovid says was named after him. The sea around it is called the Icarian Sea.

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Icarus and Daedalus

Trapped on Crete, the inventor Daedalus builds wings of feathers and wax. His one rule for his son: not too low, not too high. Then Icarus sees the sun.

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Daedalus

Icarus

King Minos

A Fisherman

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The flight of Daedalus and Icarus is a Greek myth best known from the Roman poet Ovid, who tells it in Book 8 of his Metamorphoses, completed around AD 8. Daedalus, the inventor who built the Labyrinth on Crete, makes wings of feathers, thread and wax to escape King Minos, who controls the land and the sea, and warns his son to fly the middle course between sea and sun. This retelling follows Ovid closely, including the fisherman who mistakes them for gods and the naming of the island of Icaria, and tells Icarus's fall gently, without frightening detail.

故事告诉我们

Listen to the people who keep you safe, and know your limits, even when you're having the time of your life. The myth also celebrates Daedalus's ingenuity: a clever mind can find a way out where others see only walls.

适合

Ages 6–12

讲给孩子听的小贴士

Before the flight, ask your child to repeat Daedalus's rule: not too low, not too high.
Icarus's fall is sad. Pause afterwards and talk about how Daedalus must feel.
Fold paper wings together and ask: what would you have done differently from Icarus?

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What does Icarus teach us?: To listen to good advice and not let excitement carry us past safe limits. Flying too close to the sun has become a saying for being overambitious or reckless.
Why did Icarus fall?: His wings were made of feathers held together with wax. He ignored his father's warning, flew too high, and the sun's heat softened the wax, so the feathers came loose and he fell into the sea.
Where did Icarus fall?: The ancient stories place it near the island of Icaria in the eastern Aegean, which Ovid says was named after him. The sea around it is called the Icarian Sea.