Daedalus and Icarus

Where did Daedalus live?

• Crete

• Athens

• Sparta

• Corinth

What was approaching Athens?

• A massive fleet of ships

• A school of whales

• A pod of dolphins

• A swarm of locusts

What did Icarus enjoy doing?

• Watching flowers grow

• Watching insects fly

• Watching birds fly

• Watching people

What did his father create for him?

• A mechanical locust

• A mechanical bird

• A plane

• A kite

What happened next?

• Icarus fell off the rood

• Soldiers broke in

• Soldiers stole the kite

• Icarus tried to fly

Who had come to see Daedalus?

• King Minos of Crete

• King Theseus of Athens

• King Agamemnon of Mycenae

• King Menelaus of Sparta

What did the king want?

• Icarus' kite

• Icarus' wings

• Daedalus to build him a labyrinth

• Daedalus to build him a flying machine

What did King Minos not allow Daedalus to do?

• Return to Athens

• Return to Crete

• Return to Sparta

• Return to Mycenae

How did Daedalus try and escape?

• Made a flying machine

• Made a ladder

• Made two sets of wings

• Made a long rope

How did Daedalus' plan fail?

• His son fell to his death

• The wings got wet and they sank

• His son flew close to the sun

• The wings were not strong enough to support their weight