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Daedalus was so proud of his achievements that he could not bear the idea of a rival. His sister had placed her son under his charge to be taught the mechanical arts as an apprentice. His nephew is named variously as Perdix, Talos, or Calos, although some sources say that Perdix was the name of Daedalus' sister. [27]
Variants of the names are given, reflecting differences in language in different localities and times. Many of the names are Etruscan spellings (and pronunciations) of Greek names. The themes may or may not be entirely Greek. Etruscans frequently added their own themes to Greek myths. The same may be said of native Italic names rendered into ...
Minos imprisoned Daedalus himself in the labyrinth because he believed Daedalus gave Minos's daughter, Ariadne, a clew [5] (or ball of string) in order to help Theseus escape the labyrinth and defeat the Minotaur. A fresco in Pompeii depicting Daedalus and Icarus, 1st century The Lament for Icarus (1898) by H. J. Draper
When asked why, Trump said last month that he had heard Harris’ first name said “about seven different ways.” “I said, ‘Don’t worry about it, it doesn’t matter what I say ...
Steve Jobs named Apple while on a fruitarian diet, and found the name "fun, spirited and not intimidating." Plus, it came before Atari in the phonebook. Plus, it came before Atari in the phonebook.
Pliny the Elder's Natural History (36.90) lists the legendary Smilis, reputed to be a contemporary of Daedalus, together with the historical mid-sixth-century BC architects and sculptors Rhoikos and Theodoros as two of the makers of the Lemnian labyrinth, which Andrew Stewart [33] regards as "evidently a misunderstanding of the Samian temple's ...
Back in 2016, when she was running for Senate, Harris' campaign made a video featuring kids pronouncing her name — correctly. People pronounce my name many different ways. Let #KidsForKamala ...
"Daedalus" (Star Trek: Enterprise), an episode of the TV series; Daedalus (Deus Ex character), in the video game; Daedalus (fictional inventor), created by New Scientist columnist David E. H. Jones; Dr. Daedalus, a scientist employed by Dr. Claw and the antagonist of "Did You Myth Me?", season 1, episode 48 of Inspector Gadget (1983)