Daedalus
Icarus
Myths in General
100
This is the reason Daedalus made wings for himself and his son.
to escape from the island of Crete
100
This is why Icarus flew higher and higher into the sky.
he was bewitched by a sense of freedom
100
This is what a theme of a myth is.
a life lesson or a universal truth about the human experience
200
This is why Daedalus had misgivings when he was watching Icarus fly.
Icarus was a bold and reckless son
200
These are the three things Icarus spent his time doing while his father made wings for the both of them.
he played on the beach, chased the feathers that blew away, and made wax into strange shapes with his fingers
200
The theme of a myth usually reflects what about the society in which the myth is originally told?
the cultural values
300
This is what Daedalus first saw that made him realize his son was dead
feathers falling from the sky
300
This is what would happen if Icarus flew to high or too low and why?
if he flies too low, the fog and spray will clog his wings, and if he flies too high, the sun will melt the wax that holds his wings together
300
This is a quality that a mythical character has.
magical or unusual abilities
400
This is the name of the King that imprisoned Daedalus and his son.
King Minos
400
These are the occupations of the people below who saw Icarus fly, thinking he was a god.
plowman and shepherds
400
This is the definition of "supernatural" which describes a myth's events.
events that cannot happen in real life
500
This is the name of the creature for whom Daedalus created a magic ball of yarn so that the creature could be killed.
a minotaur
500
This is what happened to cause Icarus to finally notice that he had flown too high
his wings melted so much that the big feather fell off
500
These are three questions you must ask about a myth in order to determine the theme of the myth.
1. What do the characters want? 2. What do the characters do to reach that goal? 3. How well did they succeed and why?
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