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����������� Icarus and his father, Daedalus lived on the Greek island of Crete.� Daedalus was a magnificent builder, who could build anything.� Icarus and his father were thrown in jail by the king.� The king had discovered that Daedalus had worked for some of his enemies.� The jail was labyrinth made by Daedalus.� Since he designed the labyrinth he knew how to escape the maze.� Once the escaped the labyrinth, the king sent guards to recapture them.� Knowing they had to escape the country, they ran towards the sea.� The only problem was the king's ships blocked the harbor.� Daedalus designed two pairs of wax wings in order to fly off the island.� Daedalus told Icarus to not fly to close to the sun or the water because it would ruin his wings.� Flying too close to the sun would cause them to melt.� Flying too close to the water could get them damp.� In the morning, they escaped by flying at a safe distance between the sun and water.� Icarus ignored his father's warning and flew to close to the sun.� Icarus showed off how high he could fly.� But the closer he got to the sun his wings melted and he fell into the water.� Icarus realized the error in his ways but it was much too late because he had fallen into the water and drown. (Bullfinch).� Hubris is a sin of pride or arrogance that places you over authority.� Icarus flew too close to the god of the sun, Apollo.� People weren't meant to fly, therefore, Icarus acted like a god and paid for it with his life. |
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