Daidalos
Daidalos, also spelled Daedalus,[1] 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.[2] He was also the father of Ikaros.
Biography[edit | edit source]
According to Greek legends, the Athenian Daidalos was exiled after he threw his nephew off the acropolis of Athens in a jealous rage.[3] Living on Krete, Daidalos eventually found work in Knossos. At first, he played a vital part in the birth of the Minotaur by crafting a special cow suit for Queen Pasiphae, enabling her to sleep with a bull that the 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.[4]
Daidalos was also said to be the creator of the statue of the hero Herakles situated near the Lykosoura Ruins in Arkadia.[5]
Legacy and influence[edit | edit source]
During the Peloponnesian War, a fort near the city of Gortyn in Messara was named after him, as was as the related cavern used as an armory.[6]
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.[7]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first mentioned)
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Daedalus on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations: "Messara: Daidalos Armory"
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Tours: Knossos: "Daidalos"
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Tours: Knossos: "Birth of the Minotaur"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations: "Arkadia: Daidalos' Statue of Herakles"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 48