Icarus was the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, the architect of the labyrinth of the Minotaur on Crete.
History
After Theseus, king of Athens and enemy of Minos, escaped from the labyrinth, King Minos suspected that Daedalus and Icarus had revealed the labyrinth's secrets and imprisoned them — either in a large tower overlooking the ocean or the labyrinth itself, depending upon the account.
Daedalus and Icarus escaped using wings Daedalus constructed from birds’ molted feathers, threads from blankets, the leather straps from their sandals, and beeswax. Before escaping, Daedalus warned Icarus not to fly too low or the water would soak the feathers and not to fly too close to the sun or the heat would melt the wax. Icarus ignored Daedalus's instructions not to fly too close to the sun, causing the beeswax in his wings to melt. Icarus fell from the sky, plunged into the sea, and drowned.
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Notes
- This character or object is an adaptation of Icarus, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
- Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.
Related
- 5 Appearances of Icarus (New Earth)
- 2 Images featuring Icarus (New Earth)
- Quotations by or about Icarus (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Icarus (New Earth)
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