Based on Wings by Jan Yolen Page 176-182

Drawings by Dylan Minjavar, Nico Diaz, and Diego Lopez

Wings: The Story of Daedalus and Icarus

DaedalusSculptor and architect

He invented and built…The axe, the bevel, and the awl.

He built statues and mazes.

LabyrinthDaedalus designed mazes “whose

winding passages opened one into another as if without beginning, as if without end.”

Daedalus was exiledExiled means that you are not

welcome to a place again. Daedalus was kicked out of his home town.

Island of Crete

King MinosKing Minos tells Daedalus to build him a

labyrinth to hide his son. His son is a Minotaur. “He eats human flesh…in a maze I could keep him hidden forever.”

Minotaur

By Nico Diaz

“His name is minotaur. He has a bull’s head but a

man’s body. He eats

human flesh.”

“Every seven years Athens must send a

tribute of boys and girls to King Minos. He puts

them into the labyrinth you

devised and the monster Minotaur

devours them there.”

“But do not forget my warning.”

“I must not fly too low or the water

will soak the feathers. I must not fly too high or the sun will melt

the wax.”

Icarus

THE END

Questions to Consider:1. What sort of person is

Daedalus?2. Why does Daedalus agree to

help Theseus?3. How is young Icarus like his

father?4. Do you think the gods caused

Icarus to die?