Icarus

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character in Greek mythology mythological figure

Icarus is a figure from Greek mythology known for flying too close to the sun with wings made of feathers and wax, causing his fatal fall into the sea.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Icarus canonical 22
Icarus from Greek mythology 2
myth of Icarus 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
appearsIn myths about Daedalus and Minos ⓘ
associatedPlace Crete ⓘ
Icarian Sea ⓘ
linked to: Myrtoan Sea
associatedWith disobedience ⓘ
hubris ⓘ
over-ambition ⓘ
causeOfDeath drowning ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culture Greek mythology ⓘ
deathLocationTraditional Icarian Sea ⓘ
linked to: Myrtoan Sea
escapeMethod flight with artificial wings ⓘ
familyRelation son of Daedalus ⓘ
father Daedalus ⓘ
flightEndedAt sea ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasIconography falling from the sky ⓘ
wings melting in the sun ⓘ
young man with wings ⓘ
hasWingsMadeOf feathers ⓘ
wax ⓘ
imprisonedWith Daedalus ⓘ
imprisonmentLocation Labyrinth of Crete ⓘ
linked to: labyrinth of the Minotaur
inspiredGenre literature ⓘ
music ⓘ
painting ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
moralLesson danger of excessive ambition ⓘ
danger of ignoring wise counsel ⓘ
importance of moderation ⓘ
nameEtymology possibly related to the Icarian Sea ⓘ
narrativeRole tragic example ⓘ
notableFor falling into the sea ⓘ
flying too close to the sun ⓘ
parent Daedalus ⓘ
relatedWork Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca ⓘ
linked to: Apollodorus' Bibliotheca

Ovid’s Metamorphoses ⓘ
symbolizes consequences of ignoring limits ⓘ
reckless ambition ⓘ
youthful overconfidence ⓘ
timePeriodOfMyth mythic age of Greek heroes ⓘ
warnedNotToFly too high ⓘ
too low ⓘ
warningReceivedFrom Daedalus ⓘ

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Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

cut-out period → notableWork → Icarus ⓘ
Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest → hasPart → Young Icarus ⓘ
subject linked to: album "Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest"
linked to: Icarus
Ovid’s Metamorphoses → containsEpisode → story of Daedalus and Icarus ⓘ
linked to: Icarus
Musée des Beaux Arts → hasSubject → myth of Icarus ⓘ
subject linked to: Musee des Beaux Arts
linked to: Icarus
Daedalus → parentOf → Icarus ⓘ
Daedalus → relative → Icarus ⓘ
Daedalus → contrastedWith → Icarus ⓘ
Matisse cut-outs → notableWork → Icarus ⓘ
Icarus II → predecessor → Icarus I ⓘ
subject linked to: spacecraft Icarus II
linked to: Icarus
Icarus II → namedAfter → Icarus from Greek mythology ⓘ
subject linked to: spacecraft Icarus II
linked to: Icarus
L’envol d’Icare → narrativeTheme → myth of Icarus ⓘ
linked to: Icarus
L’envol d’Icare → subject → Icarus ⓘ
Cretan cycle of myths → featuresCharacter → Icarus ⓘ
Cretan cycle of myths → includesMyth → myth of Daedalus and Icarus ⓘ
linked to: Icarus
Gustav Graves → weaponControlled → Icarus ⓘ
Varekai → hasCharacter → Icarus ⓘ
Varekai → inspiredBy → Greek myth of Icarus ⓘ
linked to: Icarus
The Four Disgracers → depicts → Icarus ⓘ
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus → depicts → Icarus ⓘ
King Cocalus → inMythCycle → Daedalus and Icarus cycle ⓘ
linked to: Icarus
Swan Song Records → logoMotif → Icarus ⓘ
Icarus at the Edge of Time → mainCharacter → Icarus ⓘ
I, Carrion (Icarian) → inspiredBy → myth of Icarus and Daedalus ⓘ
linked to: Icarus
Joady Ben Guthrie → relative → Icarus ⓘ
Icare → subject → Icarus ⓘ
Icare → hasCharacter → Icarus ⓘ
Icare → namedAfter → Icarus ⓘ
Mark Monroe → wrote → Icarus ⓘ
Mark Monroe → knownFor → Icarus ⓘ
Hans Lundgren → directed → Icarus ⓘ
Young Icarus → titleReferences → Icarus from Greek mythology ⓘ
subject linked to: “Young Icarus”
linked to: Icarus
Daniele Finzi Pasca → notableWork → Icaro ⓘ
linked to: Icarus
Cannonball → sibling → Icarus ⓘ
Fana Hues → notableWork → Icarus ⓘ