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Icarus

The boy who flies on borrowed feathers, ignoring his father's warning until the sun melts the wax and the sea closes over his name.

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Also known as young Icarus

First appearance: death of nessus the centaur

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Icarus is Daedalus's young son, lifted into the sky on wings his father built from wax and feathers, thrilled by the impossible freedom of flight. His father warns him to keep a middle course, neither too near the sun…

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  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of Telethusa’s de…

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