he myth of Daedalus and Icarus tells the story of a father and a son who used wings to escape from the island of Crete. Icarus has become better-known as the flyer who fell from the sky when the wax that joined his wings was melted by the heat of the sun. ... He married Naucrate, a slave, who gave birth to Icarus. Icarus is the son of Daedalus who dared to fly too near the sun on wings of feathers and wax. ... The feathers came loose and Icarus plunged to his death in the sea. As I see it, this myth is a lesson about balance, about finding balance with your ego and with your gifts.
