Icarus

noun

Ic·​a·​rus ˈi-kə-rəs 

: the son of Daedalus who to escape imprisonment flies by means of artificial wings but falls into the sea and drowns when the wax of his wings melts as he flies too near the sun

Icarian

ī-ˈker-ē-ən 

i-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek Ikaros

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above