icarus
IPA: ˈɪkɝʌs
Root Word: Icarus
noun
- (Greek mythology) A Greek mythological figure, son of Daedalus, who escaped from the Cretan labyrinth of Knossos by flying with wings made from feathers and wax, but flew too near to the sun, which melted the wax in the wings, so he fell down and drowned in the Aegean Sea.
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Examples of "icarus" in Sentences
- This is not the the myth of Icarus.
- Icarus fell in the sea and drowned.
- Icarus fell into the sea and drowned.
- Icarus imagery in contemporary popular music.
- Icarus demurs that it is not yet the right time.
- The Icarus series of works is an example of this approach.
- The 'Icarus' series of works is an example of this approach.
- It appears to be maintained by the authors of the Icarus paper.
- Brueghel interpreted everything in the story of Icarus and painted it.
- Icarus fell into the sea and drowned. Icarus fell into the sea and drowned.
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