NOUN: "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" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "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" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DAEDALUS (noun)
1. (Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus
IMPRISONMENT (noun)
1. the state of being imprisoned
2. the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)

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