Daidalos and Icaros
They say that Minos imprisoned Daidalos and his son Icaros for some reason and that Daidalos made wings for both of them, put them on, and flew away with Icaros. To think that a man could fly, even wearing wings: impossible!
What actually happened
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is as follows. Daidalos was being held in a prison. He let himself out through a window and – pulling his son down with him – embarked on a small boat and got away. When Minos realised this, he sent ships to pursue them. When they realised that they were being pursued, there was a strong, favourable wind and it seemed as if they were flying. Soon, as they were sailing with a fair south wind from Crete, they capsized. Daidalos reached the shore safely, but Icaros perished. (And from him this sea is called the Icarian.) His body was tossed ashore by the waves and his father buried him.
De Incredibilibus. Palaiphatos. Greta Hawes (Translator), Hugo Branley (Translator), Billie Hall (Translator), Tate Jenetsky (Translator), Liam Maldoni (Translator), Daniel Prestipino (Translator), Rosemary Selth (Translator). Washington, DC. 05/28/2021.
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