Many myths come from human's early desire to explain the origins of life and the natural world. They try making sense of the wonders of the world they precieved. Myths often attempt to answer questions like how did the world come to be, who are we, what is our purpose on earth. People back then couldn't rely on science to giv them the answers sothey told stories to provide an explanation iof where things came form. in this case "[the cattle] are actually a divine gift from the sky god,Enaki."
Most likely if you are trying to find out if you can go ice-skating you are most likely going to find out how cold it is. In other words you will be paying attention to the temperature.
The alliterative words are him, he, had and his. They emphasize that Icarus got what he wanted. Compare the character of Icarus in the myth with his character in the poem.
