![]() Then he invented the wheel which potters use to shape clay, and he made of a forked stick the first pair of compasses for drawing circles, and he studied out many other intriguing and useful things.ĭaedalus was not pleased when he saw that the boy was so skilled and wise, so ready to learn, and so eager to do anything. Seeing how a certain bird carved holes in the trunks of trees, he learned how to make and use the chisel. Walking one day by the sea, he picked up the spine of a large fish, and from it he invented the saw. His eyes were ever open to see what was going on about him, and he learned everything about the fields and the woods. But Perdix was a very quick learner and soon surpassed his uncle in the knowledge of many things. He built a stone palace for Aegeus, the young king of Athens, and renovated the Temple of Athena which stood on the great rocky hill in the middle of the city.ĭaedalus had a nephew named Perdix whom he had taken as a boy to be his apprentice. He invented many things that helped many people. ![]() He was the first to attach things together with glue. It was he who taught the people how to build better houses and how to hang their doors on hinges and how to support the roofs with pillars. While Athens was still only a small city there lived within its walls a man named Daedalus who was the most skillful worker in wood and stone and metal that had ever been known. Daedalus landed on a remote island that he named after Icarus.\)Īdapted from Old Greek Stories by James Baldwin, $\ccpd$ Daedalus and Icarus: Defying the Laws of Nature (02:02)ĭaedalus helped Pasiphae fulfill her desire for a white bull and escaped the labyrinth through flight. Icarus strayed from his father's path and flew too high his wings broke apart and Icarus plummeted to the sea. Daedalus and Icarus: Escape (02:47)ĭaedalus and Icarus flew out of the labyrinth. Daedalus declared they would leave by the sky and created wings. Daedalus and Icarus: Winged Invention (03:44)ĭaedalus and Icarus could not find their way out of the maze. Theseus killed the Minotaur, found his way out of the maze, and sailed away from Crete with Ariadne Minos ordered Daedalus and Icarus thrown into the labyrinth. The Athenians agreed to Minos' terms of surrender. Minos held Aegeus responsible for the death of his son and attacked Athens. Minos ordered Daedalus to build a prison the Minotaur could not escape. He obliged and Pasiphae gave birth to a Minotaur nine months later. ![]() Pasiphae threatened Daedalus with death if he did not help her fulfill her desire for the white bull. Daedalus and Icarus: Unnatural Union (03:15) ![]() Poseidon spelled Pasiphae to fall in love with the white bull. King Minos married Pasiphae, who was said to be an immortal magician, and had three children. Daedalus and Icarus: Royal Marriage (02:11) ![]() Minos added the bull to his herd instead of sacrificing it to Poseidon as promised Poseidon planned revenge. Minos asserted his claim to the throne after the death of Asterius and called for a white bull rose from the sea. Daedalus and Icarus: King of Crete (02:21) Asterius married Europa and adopted her children. Zeus abducted Europa and took her to Crete where she bore three sons. Daedalus and Icarus: Jealousy and Murder (02:49)ĭaedalus killed his nephew after the young man invented the saw and was banished he and his son moved to Crete. Daedalus, an inventor and artist who gained his skills from Athena, made his son wings. Icarus is dead despite his father's warnings. Daedalus and Icarus: Death of Icarus (02:11) FREE PREVIEW ![]()
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