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Icarus, in Greek mythologyIcarus: see Daedalus Daedalus (dĕd`ələs), in Greek mythology, craftsman and inventor...... Click the link for more information. . Icarus, in astronomyIcarus, in astronomy: see asteroid asteroid, planetoid, or minor planet, small body orbiting the sun. More than 10,000 asteroids have orbits sufficiently well known to have been cataloged and named; thousands more exist...... Click the link for more information. . Icarus Daedalus’s son whose wings disintegrated in flight when approaching the sun. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 126] See : Flying Icarus artificial wings destroyed by flying too close to sun. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 126] See : Rashness How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He was, in fact, a thorough Bohemian, adventurous, but not an adventurer; a hare-brained fellow, a kind of Icarus, only possessing relays of wings. Well, unfurl your wings, and fly into superhuman regions; fear nothing, there is a watch over you; and if your wings, like those of Icarus, melt before the sun, we are here to ease your fall. |
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