person
Icarus
also: the boy
Son of Daedalus, who flew too near the sun on his father's wax wings and fell into the sea that bears his name.
Reading notes
- Hercules on Oeta §599 Icarus
Icarus, son of Daedalus, who flew too near the sun and fell, giving his name to the Icarian Sea; an emblem of overreaching.
- Oedipus §892 the boy
Icarus, who flew too high, melted his wings, and gave his name to the Icarian sea.