Who is Icarus?
In ancient greek mythology, there was once a king of the island of Crete called Minos, who received a curse for his kingdom: this curse was a monster, half man and half bull and was called the Minotaur. (I am leaving out the why and how this Minotaur was born, but you may find the relevant information in a good encyclopedia…it’s rather amusing). After a son of Minos was killed by the Athenians, to avenge his death, king Minos demanded that seven Athenian youths and seven maidens be sent every 9th year to Crete to be devoured by the Minotaur. When the third time of the sacrifice came, Theseus, son of the king of Athens was chosen to go. Theseus decided to take a shot at killing the Minotaur. Before Theseus entered the maze, king Minos’ daughter, Ariadne, gave him a long string rolled into a ball, which Theseus unwound as he proceeded through the labyrinth so as to remember his way out. Our hero succeeded in slaying the Minotaur and escaped safely. The builder of the labyrinth was a fa
