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Icarus

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Source Word

Icarus

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Greek

(Greek mythology) A Greek mythological figure, son of Daedalus, who escaped from the Cretan labyrinth of Knossos by flying with wings made from feathers and wax, but flew too near to the sun, which melted the wax in the wings, so he fell down and drowned in the Aegean Sea.

Japanese Meaning

（ギリシャ神話）ダイダロスの息子であり、クレタ島の迷宮（クノッソス）から羽と蝋で作られた翼を用いて脱出しようとしたが、太陽に近づきすぎたため翼の蝋が溶け、墜落して命を落とした人物

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Icarus soared with wings of feathers and wax, but his ambition brought him too close to the sun.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

ギリシャ神話でダイダロスの息子として知られる人物は、羽根と蝋で作った翼で舞い上がったが、その野心から太陽に近づきすぎてしまった。

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(Greek mythology) A Greek mythological figure, son of Daedalus, who escaped from the Cretan labyrinth of Knossos by flying with wings made from feathers and wax, but flew too near to the sun, which melted the wax in the wings, so he fell down and drowned in the Aegean Sea.

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