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According to Greek legend, Ikaros flew too close to the [[sun]] on wings his father had made, only to plummet to the sea.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: Knossos]]: "Daidalos"</ref>
According to Greek legend, Ikaros flew too close to the [[sun]] on wings his father had made, only to plummet to the sea.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Tours: Knossos]]: "Daidalos"</ref>


==Legacy and Influence==
==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 with high cliffs around it which was named [[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>
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>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' {{Mo}}

Revision as of 22:02, 19 March 2024

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

Biography

According to Greek legend, Ikaros flew too close to the sun on wings his father had made, only to plummet to the sea.[1]

Legacy and influence

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.[2]

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.[3]

Appearances

References