icarus was the greek who flew too close to the sun.
which greek flew too close to the sun?
icarus
the storyteller tells the story of daedalus and icarus. daedalus was a skillful architect, inventor, and master craftsman. daedalus lived with his son icarus. daedalus was embarrassed and frustrated by his clumsy son and took on his nephew talos as an apprentice. talos displayed a skill and intellect that rivaled daedalus's intellect. daedalus was upset that talos was everything his son was not and fearing that the boy would surpass his talent, murdered the boy by tossing him from the roof. the vulture speaks to daedalus, confronting him about his feelings towards talos and pushing daedalus to murder the boy. daedalus and icarus fled to the island of crete, where he found himself in the court of king minos. there he constructed the labyrinth to contain the monstrous minotaur. minos cast daedalus and icarus into the labyrinth. daedalus managed to get out of the labyrinth for after all, he had built it. the vulture reappears calling daedalus a murderer for killing talos. full of rage and guilt, daedalus kills the vulture. daedalus decided that he and his son had to flee crete and get away from minos. however, minos controlled the sea around crete and there was no route of escape there. daedalus realized that the only way out was by air. to escape, daedalus built wings for himself and icarus fashioned with the vulture's feathers held together with beeswax. daedalus warned his son not to fly too close to the sun (as it would melt his wings) and not too close to the sea (as the sea spray would dampen them and weigh him down). they successfully flew from crete, but icarus soon flew too close to the sun. the wax holding the feathers melted and he fell to his death, drowning in the sea (which the icarian sea was named after). daedalus lamented his dead son and blaming himself for the tragedy. soon daedalus found himself in the court of king cocalus. there he continued his craft and skills of inventing and building. but soon king minos, in pursuit of daedalus, came to the court. minos offered a reward to whoever could lead a thread through a spiral seashell. king cocalus' daughters knew that daedalus' talents could solve the puzzle, and gave the shell to him. daedalus tied the string to an ant and using honey as a reward made the ant to walk through the spiral chambers until it came out the other end. when minos saw that someone had solved the puzzle, he demanded that king cocalus surrender daedalus. daedalus quickly persuaded king minos to relax and take a bath before taking him away to be killed. king minos agreed and was consequently murdered by daedalus who used his knowledge of the plumbing system to fill minos' bath with boiling water.
the storyteller (tv series)
the modern festival demonstrates the ongoing pagan-catholic blend of religious practice in the region. the carnival starts with a ceremony dedicated to the virgen del socavon. marching bands compete simultaneously in the grotto of pie de gallo on sunday, which is the greeting to the virgin. the highlight of the festival is the three-day-and-three-night parade of 48 groups of folk dancers over a four kilometer route to the sanctuary of the tunnel. beans . three days prior to this saturday pilgrimage, people visit the symbolic pagan condor. a week after the pilgrimage, they visit the snake south of the city, the toad to the north and the ants to the east.
carnaval de oruro