| After the death of his nephew, Daedalus wanted
to flee Athens as soon as possible. He took his son and sailed
to the island of Crete where Minos was the king. After he had
completed the labyrinth, he realised that Minos would
never allow him to leave the island. He said to his
young son: "Listen carefully to me, Icarus. We are in
danger here; if we could reach the mainland, perhaps we would
be safe but Minos controls the whole of Crete and the seas around
it. We must escape some other way. I shall make wings
for us and we shall fly away from this dreadful place. But watch
me carefully and do as I tell you." |