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Daedalus, according to Greek Mythology is the the father of Icarus, among other things.
After attempting to murder his nephew in a bout of jealousy, he fled Athens and found refuge in Crete.
The King of Crete, King Minos, welcomed him as a renowned craftsman.
In other news, Poseidon, god of the sea, was keen for some good, old fashioned animal sacrifice. He gifted a bull to King Minos to sacrifice, but the King thought he’d keep this awesome specimen, and instead sacrificed a less impressive bull from his own stock. Poseidon lost his shit, as Greek gods often did, and put a curse on the Kings wife, Pasiphaë, that would cause her to lust for the Bull he had gifted her husband.
So Daedalus turns up and the queen asks him to build a cow suit.
And he does.
And she does.
And then Pasiphaë gives birth to the Minotaur, half man, half bull.
King Minos loses his shit this time, as the Kings of Ancient Greece often did, and ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur. Then, Daedalus, and his son Icarus were also imprisoned in a tower. It was here that Daedalus built the wings for Icarus and himself, to escape the tower, and fly away from Crete, across the sea, to freedom.
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Icarus looked over his wings, as his father, Daedalus, tightened the leather straps that held them on.
They had been planning this moment for months, after being imprisoned by King Minos. They’ve been collecting the feathers, treating their candle wax, building the wings and keeping them concealed from the guards. Daedalus, now double-checking the straps of his own wings, indicated to Icarus to ascend the final flight of stairs to the tower roof, and followed behind him, carefully making sure their wings don’t catch on anything.
The sun was high. Icarus squinted as they came onto the roof. The ocean sparkled as the breeze rippled the water. Icarus could hear the waves faintly beneath the sounds of the guards enjoying their lunch below. They’ll be distracted, unlikely to look up from their food.
Daedalus turns his son to face him. Suddenly a guitar riff is playing. Icarus is concerned that the guards have discovered their scheme. Fear fills his eyes. Daedalus holds him firm, nodding slightly to the beat of the riff.
His father breaks into song, and Icarus realises he’s in a musical.
This was that song.
Daedalus
~ Dgar
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dgarmusic/daedalus
Tidal: https://tidal.com/track/190584303
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/au/album/daedalus/1576078211?i=1576078212
Deezer: https://deezer.page.link/Eh5DGpNVMG8PvmgG7
YouTube: https://youtu.be/GgNFSonfEtI
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2Bk3yKVfbA1a4qQPfwjeg8
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Icarus looked over his wings, as his father, Daedalus, tightened the leather straps that held them on.
They had been planning this moment for months, after being imprisoned by King Minos. They’ve been collecting the feathers, treating their candle wax, building the wings and keeping them concealed from the guards. Daedalus, now double-checking the straps of his own wings, indicated to Icarus to ascend the final flight of stairs to the tower roof, and followed behind him, carefully making sure...