person
Perdix
also: Talos, Calos
Daedalus's gifted nephew, inventor of the saw and the compass; flung from the Acropolis by his jealous uncle and changed by Minerva into a partridge.
Reading notes
- Ibis §15 saw he had invented
Perdix (Talos), nephew of Daedalus and inventor of the saw, thrown from the Acropolis in jealousy.
- Metamorphoses §8.201 partridge
Perdix, Daedalus's nephew, inventor of the saw and compass, hurled from the Acropolis and changed by Minerva into a partridge.