Icarus
The
following is a story from Greek
Mythology.
Icarus is the son of Daedalus who is the maker of
the Labyrinth (maze) for King Minos.
One day, due to an unforeseen circumstance, King Minos became upset
with the maze that Daedalus had built. He punished Daedalus and his
son, Icarus, by imprisoning them on the Island of Crete. To escape
their imprisonment, Daedalus made wings with the feathers of birds.
He then used wax to attach the wings to their arms. Before they flew
off, he told Icarus not to fly too near to the Sun.
However, when they got to the skies, Icarus became delighted with
the dizzying heights. He forgot the advice his father gave him and
flew higher and higher. The heat from the Sun
soon melted the wax and his wings were detached.
Icarus fell back to Earth.
Read also: What's beyond the Sun
Icarus
Cerita
dongeng berikut berasal daripada mitos Yunani.
Icarus ialah anak kepada Daedalus. Daedalus ialah
pembuat pagar sesat (maze) untuk Raja Minos.
Pada suatu hari, disebabkan keadaan-keadaan tertentu, Raja Minos
menjadi murka dengan Daedalus. Baginda memerintah
supaya Daedalus dengan anaknya, Icarus, ditahan di Pulau Crete.
Untuk melepaskan diri, Daedalus membuat sayap daripada bulu
pelepah burung. Dia kemudiannya menggunakan lilin untuk melekat
sayap buatannya kepada lengan mereka. Daedalus juga mengingatkan
anaknya supaya jangan terbang terlalu tinggi, menghampiri
matahari.
Akan tetapi, apabila dalam penerbangan mereka, Icarus mabuk dengan
ketinggian mereka. Semakin tinggi Icarus terbang, semakin dekat
kepada Matahari.
Haba daripada matahari
meleburkan lilin dan sayapnya tertanggal.
Icarus jatuh ke Bumi.
Baca juga What's beyond the Sun
