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S2E4 - Daedalus and Icarus

Jun 5, 2020
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ANECDOTE

Icarus and Talos

  • Daedalus's son, Icarus, was impatient with sculpting and preferred playing with action figures.
  • His cousin, Talos, excelled as an apprentice, making Icarus jealous.
ANECDOTE

Talos's Invention and Death

  • Talos, Daedalus's nephew, invented a saw inspired by a fish's spine and was obsessed with human flight.
  • Tragically, Talos fell from the Acropolis, leading many to blame Daedalus and Icarus.
ANECDOTE

Meeting King Minos

  • Daedalus and Icarus, while on the run, met King Minos, who offered Daedalus a job.
  • King Minos, cursed by the gods, needed Daedalus to build a labyrinth for the Minotaur.
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