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This article is about the mythical figure. For other uses, see Ikaros.

Ikaros, also spelled Icarus, was the son of the famous inventor and craftsman Daidalos in Greek mythology.^[1]

According to Greek legend, Ikaros flew too close to the sun on wings his father had made, only to plummet to the sea.^[2]

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra had an eagle companion named Ikaros. In Elis, there was a crater with high cliffs around it which was named Ikaros' Nest.^[3]

In 1725, after the Chinese Assassins Xiao Han, Liu Qing, and Xue Yan used gliders to board the Fenghuang, the navigator John Young compared them to Ikaros and his father Daidalos.^[4]

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 [[File:DTAG - Cameo of Daidalos and Ikaros.png|thumb|250px|Cameo depicting Daidalos and Ikaros, with Artemis and Pasiphae]]
-'''Ikaros''', also spelled '''Icarus''', was the son of the famous inventor and craftsman [[Daidalos]] in [[Greek mythology]].
+'''Ikaros''', also spelled '''Icarus''', was the son of the famous inventor and craftsman [[Daidalos]] in [[Greek mythology]].<ref>{{WP|Icarus}}</ref>
 ==Biography==