Daedalus
noun
Dae·da·lus
ˈde-də-ləs 
ˈdē-
ˈdē-
: the legendary builder of the Cretan labyrinth who makes wings to enable himself and his son Icarus to escape imprisonment
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The Minotaur, a ferocious creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man, was trapped in a maze built by the Greek architect Daedalus.
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
By: Naomi Oreskes Daedalus, Vol. 149, No. 4, Witnessing Climate Change (Fall 2020), pp.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 May 2024
In the Greek fable of Icarus and Daedalus, the former ignores his father’s warnings about hubris and, in particular, flying too close to the sun.
—Jeff Robbins, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2024
Advertisement Greek mythology tells us about the labyrinth, an elaborate structure built by the legendary Daedalus to hold a mythical half man and half bull creature known as the Minotaur.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
Browse the old bookstores—New Dominion Bookshop, Blue Whale Books, and the three-story book lover's wonderland, Daedalus Books—and on Saturday mornings during the warm months, swing by the Charlottesville City Market.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
Senior conservator at Daedalus Joshua Craine and Liz Vizza, president of Friends Of The Public Garden looked over the sculpture from atop the scaffolding.
—Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
By 2000 Hess and Walden launched their own Daedalus Cellars label.
—Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2022
Seeking to escape, the engineer in Daedalus gets the idea to build he and his son wings of feather and wax.
—Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2014
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
By: Naomi Oreskes Daedalus, Vol. 149, No. 4, Witnessing Climate Change (Fall 2020), pp.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 May 2024
In the Greek fable of Icarus and Daedalus, the former ignores his father’s warnings about hubris and, in particular, flying too close to the sun.
—Jeff Robbins, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2024
Advertisement Greek mythology tells us about the labyrinth, an elaborate structure built by the legendary Daedalus to hold a mythical half man and half bull creature known as the Minotaur.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
Browse the old bookstores—New Dominion Bookshop, Blue Whale Books, and the three-story book lover's wonderland, Daedalus Books—and on Saturday mornings during the warm months, swing by the Charlottesville City Market.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
Senior conservator at Daedalus Joshua Craine and Liz Vizza, president of Friends Of The Public Garden looked over the sculpture from atop the scaffolding.
—Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
By 2000 Hess and Walden launched their own Daedalus Cellars label.
—Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2022
Seeking to escape, the engineer in Daedalus gets the idea to build he and his son wings of feather and wax.
—Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2014
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“Daedalus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Daedalus. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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