Daedalus

Daedalus in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Daedalus (Latin, also Hellenized Latin Daedalos, Greek Daidalos (Δαίδαλος) meaning "cunning worker", and Etruscan Taitale) was a skillful craftsman and artisan.[1] Daedalus had two sons: Icarus and Iapyx, along with a nephew, whose name is Perdix. He is first mentioned by Homer as the creator of a wide dancing-ground for Ar...

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Daedalus in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

(*Dai/dalos). 1. A mythical personage, under whose name the Greek writers personified the earliest development of the arts of sculpture and architecture, especially among the Athenians and Cretans. Though he is represented as living in the early heroic period, the age of Minos and of Theseus, he is not mentioned by Homer, except in one doubtf...

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