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Characters in Daedalus and Icarus
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Daedalus
First, a quick bio: Daedalus lived in Athens and was rumored to have descended from Erechtheus, one of the first Athenian kings. Pretty good genetic make-up.Daedalus is the Steve Jobs of Greek myth...
Icarus
You know that kid who insists on riding his skateboard down the steepest hill in the neighborhood, even though you're sure he's going to crash and skin his knee? That's Icarus. The young son of Dae...
King Minos
Ruler of the island Crete, King Minos is powerful, vengeful, and often kind of childish. For example, when Poseidon sends him a beautiful bull, he declines to sacrifice it, because he thinks it is...