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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 surrounded by tall cliffs known as 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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 ==Legacy and influence==
-During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] had an [[eagle]] companion named [[Ikaros]]. In [[Elis]], there was a crater with high cliffs around it which was named [[Ikaros' Nest]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
+During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] had an [[eagle]] companion named [[Ikaros]]. In [[Elis]], there was a crater surrounded by tall cliffs known as [[Ikaros' Nest]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
 In 1725, after the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins|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.<ref name="ACFT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 48|Episode 48]]</ref>