Daedelus and Icarus Mythological Allusion Source: Edith Hamilton's Mythology
- Popular myth about listening to your parents
- Daedelus, an inventor, angers King Minos and needs to leave the island Crete
- He constructs wings out of wax for his son and him to leave
- Daedelus warns Icarus not to fly too close to the sun of the wax will melt
- Icarus gets ahead of himself and forgets the wings are made of wax and flies too close to the sun
- Icarus plummets into the sea to his death, his father is devastated and builds a temple in Icarus' honor
Commentary: The main concept of the myth of Daedelus and Icarus deals with learning from your mistakes and listening to your parents or wiser elders. One main example of this concept can be found in
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. Dumbledore is viewed as Harry's elder, and throughout the book Harry relies on Dumbledore to help him get through the times where he needs someone the most.
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