Icarus

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character in Greek mythology mythological figure

Icarus is a figure from Greek mythology known for flying too close to the sun with wings made of feathers and wax, causing his fatal fall into the sea.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Icarus canonical 8
myth of Icarus 2
Icarus I 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
appearsIn myths about Daedalus and Minos ⓘ
associatedPlace Crete ⓘ
Myrtoan Sea ⓘ
surface form: Icarian Sea
associatedWith disobedience ⓘ
hubris ⓘ
over-ambition ⓘ
causeOfDeath drowning ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Greece
culture Greek mythology ⓘ
deathLocationTraditional Myrtoan Sea ⓘ
surface form: Icarian Sea
escapeMethod flight with artificial wings ⓘ
familyRelation son of Daedalus ⓘ
father Daedalus ⓘ
flightEndedAt sea ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasIconography falling from the sky ⓘ
wings melting in the sun ⓘ
young man with wings ⓘ
hasWingsMadeOf feathers ⓘ
wax ⓘ
imprisonedWith Daedalus ⓘ
imprisonmentLocation labyrinth of the Minotaur ⓘ
surface form: Labyrinth of Crete
inspiredGenre literature ⓘ
music ⓘ
painting ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
moralLesson danger of excessive ambition ⓘ
danger of ignoring wise counsel ⓘ
importance of moderation ⓘ
nameEtymology possibly related to the Icarian Sea ⓘ
narrativeRole tragic example ⓘ
notableFor falling into the sea ⓘ
flying too close to the sun ⓘ
parent Daedalus ⓘ
relatedWork Apollodorus' Bibliotheca ⓘ
surface form: Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca

Ovid’s Metamorphoses ⓘ
symbolizes consequences of ignoring limits ⓘ
reckless ambition ⓘ
youthful overconfidence ⓘ
timePeriodOfMyth mythic age of Greek heroes ⓘ
warnedNotToFly too high ⓘ
too low ⓘ
warningReceivedFrom Daedalus ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

cut-out period → notableWork → Icarus ⓘ
album "Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest" → hasPart → Icarus ⓘ
subject surface form: Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
this entity surface form: Young Icarus
Ovid’s Metamorphoses → containsEpisode → Icarus ⓘ
this entity surface form: story of Daedalus and Icarus
Musee des Beaux Arts → hasSubject → Icarus ⓘ
subject surface form: Musée des Beaux Arts
this entity surface form: myth of Icarus
Daedalus → parentOf → Icarus ⓘ
Daedalus → relative → Icarus ⓘ
Daedalus → contrastedWith → Icarus ⓘ
Matisse cut-outs → notableWork → Icarus ⓘ
spacecraft Icarus II → predecessor → Icarus ⓘ
subject surface form: Icarus II
this entity surface form: Icarus I
spacecraft Icarus II → namedAfter → Icarus ⓘ
subject surface form: Icarus II
this entity surface form: Icarus from Greek mythology
L’envol d’Icare → narrativeTheme → Icarus ⓘ
this entity surface form: myth of Icarus
L’envol d’Icare → subject → Icarus ⓘ
Cretan cycle of myths → featuresCharacter → Icarus ⓘ
Cretan cycle of myths → includesMyth → Icarus ⓘ
this entity surface form: myth of Daedalus and Icarus
Gustav Graves → weaponControlled → Icarus ⓘ