Daedalus

Daedalus was a Greek mortal.

Labyrinth
After Pasiphae gave birth to the Minotaur, King Minos instructed Daedalus to create a maze that was so confused and large that the Minotaur would never be able to escape. To prevent the information about the labyrinth to get to the public, Minos imprisoned Daedalus and his son in a tower.

Escape from Crete
Daedalus and Icarus were trapped in the tower, not being able to leave Crete by sea because Minos had every boat searched before they left. Daedalus crafted two sets of large wings made out of bird feathers and wax so that he and his son could fly away. Daedalus warned Icarus not to fly too high but he soon forgot this warning and the wax was melted because of the sun's warmth and Icarus fell to his death in the sea.

Death of Minos
Daedalus was taken in by King Cocalus in Sicily. Minos had found out about Daedalus' escape and traveled to various cities asking riddles that only Daedalus would be crafty enough to solve. When Minos asked Cocalus to put a string through a spiral seashell, Cocalus did so by tying the string to an ant and baiting it through the shell with honey. Minos knew that Daedalus was in the court of Cocalus and demanded that he be handed over. Cocalus convinced Minos to take a bath first and Cocalus' daughters scalded Minos to death with hot water.

Death of Perdix
Daedalus' nephew Perdix had been left in his care. Perdix was very intelligence, rivaling the intelligence of Daedalus himself. Perdix was so jealous, in fact, that Daedalus was jealous. When Perdix and Daedalus were on the Acropolis, Daedalus pushed him off of it. Athena turned Perdix into a partridge and Daedalus left from Athens.

Family

 * Father: Metion
 * Mother: Alcippe
 * Children: Icarus or Category:See All