Icarus and Daedalus

7/25/2019 Icarus and Daedalus

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The myth ofThe myth ofThe myth of

IcarusIcarusIcarus&&&

DaedalusDaedalusDaedalus

Do not fly too high

By Erine Concepcion


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In the days of old,In the days of old,In the days of old,

the inventor Daed-the inventor Daed-the inventor Daed-

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To King MinosTo King MinosTo King Minos

most urgent plight.most urgent plight.most urgent plight.

The monstrousThe monstrousThe monstrous

Minotaur, mightyMinotaur, mightyMinotaur, mighty

manmanman---bull,bull,bull,Threatened all ofThreatened all ofThreatened all of

Crete.Crete.Crete.


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Minotaur feasted on human fleshMinotaur feasted on human fleshMinotaur feasted on human flesh

Snorting, slobbering, shreddingSnorting, slobbering, shreddingSnorting, slobbering, shredding

Bellowing, booming, baying.Bellowing, booming, baying.Bellowing, booming, baying.

The earth thundering under his hooves.The earth thundering under his hooves.The earth thundering under his hooves.

Walls, trees and houses quaking with every rage.Walls, trees and houses quaking with every rage.Walls, trees and houses quaking with every rage.


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Finally a magnificent Labyrinth was made.Finally a magnificent Labyrinth was made.Finally a magnificent Labyrinth was made.

A tangle of twisting paths,A tangle of twisting paths,A tangle of twisting paths,

Bewildering blind alleysBewildering blind alleysBewildering blind alleys

At last restrained the beast.At last restrained the beast.At last restrained the beast.


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Minos,

Cruel and corrupt,

Conceived a clever crime.

The inventor and his son were

shackled


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In a dank and grim prison tower

Daedalus and Icarus sat.

Dark, dismal, desperate.

Suddenly, a plan

A flapping of wings outside the window.

I shall make some wings

So that we can escape this horrible place


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Daedalus and Icarus began to scroungeDaedalus and Icarus began to scroungeDaedalus and Icarus began to scrounge

For feathers from birdsFor feathers from birdsFor feathers from birds

Wax from the candle drippings left by the jailers.Wax from the candle drippings left by the jailers.Wax from the candle drippings left by the jailers.

Daedalus rubbed the wax roughly between his fingers.Daedalus rubbed the wax roughly between his fingers.Daedalus rubbed the wax roughly between his fingers.At last they were finished.At last they were finished.At last they were finished.


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Drawing close to his son,

Daedalus sternly warned,

Do not fly too high The Sun will melt

your wings

They squeezed through the bars of their

cell.

They looked down at the green-blue ocean

With torrents of white foam crashing on

the rocks below.

They were whipped by wild winds.


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The two jumped off the edge.The two jumped off the edge.The two jumped off the edge.

Time stopped.Time stopped.Time stopped.

It looked as if they would plummet intoIt looked as if they would plummet intoIt looked as if they would plummet into

the sea.the sea.the sea.

But they forced their wings together andBut they forced their wings together andBut they forced their wings together and

swept up to the heavens.swept up to the heavens.swept up to the heavens.


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Then Icarus felt a terrible

change.

A drop on his shoulder.

He turned his head.

The wings were beginning

to melt.

Suddenly feathers were

flying off everywhere.


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He silently screamed.

Daedalus saw his son

plunge into the sea.


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Do not fly tooDo not fly tooDo not fly toohigh. The Sunhigh. The Sunhigh. The Sunwill melt yourwill melt yourwill melt your

wings.wings.wings.

Icarus and Daedalus

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