The myth of Dedalus and Icarus

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I tell you this myth and i hope it can help you to reflect about its meaning. "Dedalus was a genius of engineering;he has invented the sculpture,he was also an excellent constuctor.For the homicide of his disciple he was exiled in Creta's isle where he constructed the Maze that from its name is also said Labyrinth (dedalo in greek language).Now if you know,Teseo to find again the road that let out him from the maze after he murdered Minnotauro,had been helped with the thread of Arianna.There is also who said that Teseo was helped by Dedalus who disclosed to him the secret of the maze.in this way Dedalo betraied the king of Creta Minosse,who punshed him closing in the labyrinth with his son Icaro. Dedalus put together some feather and some wax and sticks them on the shoulders of himself and of his son,as wings.He recomanded his son to be careful to don't come too near the sun light during they go up toward the sky,because the wax that sald and joined the wings would be melted; he also recomended to don't lower too much toward the sea,because the humidity of the water would soak the pens and would be impossible to rise up again.But Icarus,still young and by beautiful hopes did not listen to him,and inebriated from that magical flight that made him able to sea far lands and seas,wen too near to the sun!The burning heat made to melt the wax,the fictitious wings lost too much pens so Icaro falled in the sea and he vanished!!!"When I eas child,my father often told me this legend but I was too child to understand the really emaning of it.Now I thank my father for the lesson he wanted to give me.