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Daedalus
The legendary craftsman who made wings for himself and Icarus; Leander wishes for such wings.
Reading notes
- The Art of Love §2.2 Daedalus
The legendary craftsman who built wings of feathers and wax to fly from Crete.
- The Heroides §18 Daedalus
The craftsman of wings; Leander wishes for such wings to cross the strait, undeterred by Icarus's fall.
- Metamorphoses §8.196 Daedalus
The master Athenian craftsman who built the Labyrinth and later the wings of flight.
- Metamorphoses §9.281 Daedalus
The master craftsman of Crete, maker of the wooden cow and the waxen wings; Iphis doubts even he could help her.