Hero
Icarus
Ἴκαρος
Overview
Son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun using wings of wax and feathers.
Generation
Heroic Age
Symbols
Wings, sun
Parents
Children
No children recorded.
Beyond Antiquity
Modern Legacy
Icarus still appears in the modern world through language, science, medicine, astronomy or culture.
Icarus
Today: Asteroid 1566 Icarus.
Named after Icarus, who flew with wings made by his father Daedalus.
Explore Icarus in astronomy →Related Myths
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Daedalus and Icarus
Central figure