- Icarus
- Icarus son of Daedalus in Greek mythology; he flew too high on artificial wings and so plunged to his death. Used allusively from 1580s. The name is of unknown origin.
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Icarus
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Icarus — (Greek: Polytonic|Ἴκαρος, Latin: Íkaros , Etruscan: Vicare ) is a character in Greek mythology. He is the son of Daedalus and is commonly known for his attempt to escape Crete by flight, which ended in a fall to his death.Escape from CreteIcarus… … Wikipedia
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Icarus — [ik′ə rəs; ] occas. [ ī′kərəs] n. [L < Gr Ikaros] Gr. Myth. the son of Daedalus; escaping from Crete by flying with wings made by Daedalus, Icarus flies so high that the sun s heat melts the wax by which his wings are fastened, and he falls to … English World dictionary
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ICARUS — I. ICARUS Asiae fluv. in Oxum, Sogdianorum fluv. influens. Solin. Et ins. iuxta mare Rubrum. Steph. Et mons Attiacae, Plin. l. 6. c. 17. II. ICARUS Daedali fil. qui una cum patre e Creta fugiens, fretus alarum fiduciâ, quum ultra patris iussa… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
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Icarus — Ic|a|rus in ancient Greek stories, the son of the inventor ↑Daedalus, who made wings fastened together with ↑wax for himself and Icarus so that they could escape from the island of ↑Crete by flying. But Icarus flew too close to the sun, so that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Icarus — /ik euhr euhs, uy keuhr /, n. 1. Also, Ikaros. Class. Myth. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea. 2.… … Universalium
