Daedalus and Icarus

Daedalus and Icarus

Fredric, Lord Leighton

Lament for IcarusBurton

Homo Icarus

Douglas Allchin, 1991

Flight of Icarus , Iron Maiden

• As the sun breaks above the groundAn old man stands on the hillAs the ground warms to the first rays of lightA birdsong shatters the still

• His eyes are ablazeSee the madman in his gaze

• Fly on your way like an eagleFly as high as the sunOn your wings like an eagleFly and touch the sun

• Now the crowd breaks and a young boy appearsLook the old man in his eyesAs he spreads his wings and shouts at the crowdIn the name of God my father I fly

His eyes seem so glazedAs he flies on the wings of a dreamNow he knows his father betrayedNow his wings burn to ashes to ashes his grave

• Fly on your way like an eagleFly as high as the sun

• On your wings like an eagleFly and touch the sun

Icarus

Nik Ainley

• The asteroid Icarus is an Apollo class asteroid (crosses earth’s orbit) and comes really close to the sun.

Bruegel—Landscape with the Fall of Icarus