Icarus

In Greek mythology, the flight of Daedalus and Icarus is a parable created about 1400 BC. Imprisoned by an authoritarian king, the architect and inventor Daedalus and his son Icarus sought to escape the island of Crete through flight. Daedalus constructed wings from wax, feathers, and metal hinges to fly over the sea with his son, Icarus, to freedom. Daedalus warned Icarus not fly too low or the metal hinges will seize up from the salty mist of the sea, and he would plunge into the water and drown, and not to fly high close to the sun, or the heat would melt the wax which held the feathers in place, and the wings would fall apart, and he would fall to his death. While Icarus was in flight over the sea, he was moved by the freedom of flight and not being trapped on land; it was magical to him, and he took in every moment until he flew too close to the sun, and the wax in his wings melted, and he fell to his death (British Library). Even though Icarus fell to his death, the story of his flight still captures the imagination and freedom people seek.