DAEDALUS

and
ICARUS
1. Who hires Daedalus?
2. What does Daedalus
design to hold the
Minotaur?
3. What does Daedalus
invent to help him and
Icarus escape from the
Labyrinth?
4. What does he warn
Icarus not to do?
5. What happens to
Icarus?
 1. Why did Minos
imprison Daedalus in the
Labyrinth?
2. Why did Minos think
that, if Daedalus can’t
find his way out, “so
much the
better”?
3. Minos tells Icarus that
the plan is dangerous.
Why does he want them
to take this risk?
4. Why did Daedalus leave
his wings on the altar of
Apollo? Why wouldn’t he
want to fly some more?
 In a short paragraph,
describe how Daedalus
planned to escape from
the
island prison of Crete.
Do you think Daedalus’s
plan is a good one?
Explain your answer.
Which events in the myth
could have happened in
real life?
If you had access to building
resources and materials,
how would you
design a flying machine to
help you escape from the
island prison of Crete?