Description: Icarus - Son of Daedalus - Escape from Crete with Wings from Wax and Drowned - Don't Fly Too Close to the Sun - pure bronze statue Condition: New, Made in Greece.Material: Pure BronzeHeight: 26 cm - 10,2 inchesWidth: 15,5 cm - 6,1 inchesLength: 7 cm - 2,8 inchesWeight: 1120 g In Greek mythology, Icarus was the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, the creator of the Labyrinth. Icarus and Daedalus attempt to escape from Crete by means of wings that Daedalus constructed from feathers and wax. Daedalus warns Icarus first of complacency and then of hubris, instructing him to fly neither too low nor too high, lest the sea's dampness clog his wings or the sun's heat melt them. Icarus ignores Daedalus’s instructions not to fly too close to the sun. The wax in Icarus’s wings melts. He tumbles out of the sky, falls into the sea, and drowns. Thus sparking the idiom, "don't fly too close to the sun".This tragic theme of failure at the hands of hubris contains similarities to that of Phaethon.ΣΕΜ 112100246001 IKAPOΣ - 32 *********************
Price: 199.9 USD
Location: Piraeus
End Time: 2024-12-24T12:52:40.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Region of Origin: Europe
Artist: Handmade
Material: Bronze
Type: Statue
Subject: History
Culture: Greek
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Listed By: Artist
Color: Multi-Color
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Reproduction
Time Period Produced: 2000-Now
Placement: Table
