Icarus. Daedalus and his son, Icarus, were imprisoned in a tower. In order to escape, Daedalus constructed two pairs of wings out of feathers and wax, so that he and his son could simply fly away. Before embarking on their voyage, the master gave his son the now famous advice: "My son, do not fly too high lest the sun melt the wax, nor too low lest the sea's spray weigh down the feathers." Sadly, the excited Icarus flew too high, far beyond the sound of his father's calls to descend. The sun's rays melted the wax holding the wings together and the boy fell into the sea. Daedalus flew to Sicily and dedicated his wings to Apollo, constructing a magnificent temple here bearing a gold roof.
