Icarus
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Icarus is most famous for not being able to follow simple instructions. He and his dad, Daedalus, the brilliant inventor, were trying to bust out of jail on Crete by flying off on wings that Daedalus had made out of feathers and wax. Daedalus very specifically told Icarus not to fly too close to the sea or too close to the sun. Of course, Icarus totally didn't listen and zoomed up to the sun as fast as his little wings could carry him. Before he knew it, wax was melting, feathers were flying everywhere, and he was tumbling to his death in the sea.
Basic Information
Name Icarus
Nickname Ikarus, Angel Boy
Sex Male
Current city Elysium, the Underworld
Work & Education
Occupation Test Pilot
Education Daedalus' School of Aeronautics (Dropped out—literally)
Beliefs
Political views Anti-Minos Party
Family & Friends (& Enemies)
Parents Mom: Naucrate
Dad: DaedalusFriends Daedalus (I didn't really live long enough to make any other friends.)
Enemies King Minos (I never would have died if this guy hadn't locked me and my Dad up.)
Relationships
Relationship status Single
Favorites
Quotations "Funny how fallin' feel like flyin'... for a little while."
– Bad Blake
"I believe I can fly. I believe I can touch the sky."
– R. Kelly
"Pride goeth before a fall."
– Elision from the Bible
"Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
The moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black"
– Glen HansardBooks "The Eagle" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Fences by August Wilson
"A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Icarus Swinebuckle by Michael Garland
Flying Machines: Construction and Operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship by Thomas Herbert Russel, Octave Chanute, and William James Jackman
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonMusic Fallin' and Flyin' performed by Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart soundtrack)
Parachutes (Funeral Song) by Mates of State
Comeback Kid by Sleigh Bells
Cat's in the Cradle by Cat Stevens
Falling Slowly by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
Seven Stars by Air
Free Fallin' by Tom Petty
I Believe I Can Fly by R. Kelly
Flight of Icarus by Iron Maiden
I'll Fly Away by Johnny CashMovies Up
Prison Break
Ironman
Rebel Without a Cause
Superman
Birdman of Alcatraz
SunshineActivities & Interests
Likes Hang gliding
Sunbathing
Kite flying
Prison breaks
Base jumping
Remote-control airplanesInterests Man-powered flight
Sun WorshipGroups Daredevils
Hang gliders
Sun lovers
Pigeon EnthusiastsSpotter's Guide
These days, Icarus spends his time testing his dad's new flying machines in Elysium, the city of the blessed dead down in the Underworld. You might think that the whole flying too close to the sun and tumbling to his death thing might have taught him a lesson or something. But that is definitely not the case. If anything, it's made him even more of a daredevil. He'll try any crazy flying machine that Daedalus comes up with. But hey, he's already dead, so what does he have to lose? You can't fall much further than the Underworld. Or can you...?
Sex: Male
Age: Early teens
Build: Thin
Complexion: Pale
Hair Color: Blonde
Facial Hair: Died before he could grow any
Scars/marks/tattoos: Spotless
Jewelry and accessories: Wings… until they melted, at least
Clothing: Prefers the nude
Armor: None
Type of Weapon: NoneTypical Companions:
Daedalus (he loves his dad, what can we say?)
Known Hangouts:
Crete
The Bottom of the Icarian Sea
Flight SchoolSightings
Jan 1, 1970 - Dec 20, 2019
Library of History by Didorus Siculus
Get to the source and read an ancient account Icarus' fall. Break out the tissues.
Dec 20, 2019
Metamorphoses by Ovid
Check out Ovid's version of the tale of Daedalus and Icarus. This guy was a big deal.
Dec 20, 2019
God of War II
The deranged spirit of Icarus (yep) does battle with Kratos in this video game.
Dec 20, 2019
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Daedalus is alive (and still depressed about Icarus' death) in this installment of the Percy Jackson series.
Dec 20, 2019
Immortals
In this special effects blockbuster, Icarus is played by Romano Orzari. (Kellan Lutz was already taken for the role of Poseidon.)
Dec 20, 2019
Cirque du Soleil: Verekai
Check out this bizarre and beautiful take on the Icarus tale—Cirque du Soleil style.