Daidalos
Daidalos, also spelled Daedalus, was a famous and skillful inventor, architect, and a craftsman in Greek mythology, known for being the creator of the infamous labyrinth for the Minotaur.[1] He was also the father of Ikaros.
Biography
According to Greek legends, the Athenian Daidalos was exiled after he threw his nephew off the acropolis of Athens in jealous rage.[2] However, Daidalos found work in Knossos. At first, he played a vital part in the birth of the Minotaur by crafting a special cow suit for the queen Pasiphae, enabling her to sleep with a bull gods had cursed her to fall in love with. After the birth of the Minotaur, king Minos ordered Daidalos to create the infamous labyrinth beneath the Knossos Palace.[3]
He was also said to be the creator of the statue of the hero Herakles situated near the Lykosoura Ruins in Arkadia.[4]
Legacy and influence
During the Peloponnesian War, a fort near the city of Gortyn in Messara was named after him, as well as the related cavern used as armory.[5]
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 Daidalos and his son Ikaros.[6]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece (artwork)
- Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Messara: Daidalos Armory
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – "Knossos" – Daidalos
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – "Knossos" – The Birth of the Minotaur
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Arkadia: Daidalos' Statue of Herakles
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 48