the son of Daedalus, with whom he escaped from Crete, flying with wings made of wax and feathers. Heedless of his father's warning he flew too near the sun, causing the wax to melt, and fell into the Aegean and drowned
Icarus in American English
(ˈɪkərəs; occas. ˈaɪkərəs)
noun
Greek Mythology
the son of Daedalus; escaping from Crete by flying with wings made by Daedalus, Icarusflies so high that the sun's heat melts the wax by which his wings are fastened, and he falls to his death in the sea
Word origin
L < Gr Ikaros
Examples of 'Icarus' in a sentence
Icarus
Like Icarus I had tried to fly too close to the sun and now I was falling to the earth below with all the velocity of a Russian satellite.
Stuart Harrison BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
Flight Through the Ages, which opened with a picture of Icarus and his wax wings, melting when he flew too close to the sun.
Lowry, Lois ANASTASIA KRUPNIK (3-IN-1)
Icarus, Minos, Pasiphae, Theseus and Ariadne had taken the place of Red Ridinghood and Cinderella in her infant mind.