I have always had a fascination with Greek mythology. The love and lust and incredibility of the world that the Greeks believed in is just amazing. So many characters and awesome things! I love it! I wrote a paper on the Trojan War in high school. I love all things Greek!
Icarus: Son of Daedalus who dared to fly too near the sun on wings of feathers and wax. Daedalus had been imprisoned by King Minos of Crete within the walls of his own invention, the Labyrinth. But the great craftsman's genius would not suffer captivity. He made two pairs of wings by adhering feathers to a wooden frame with wax. Giving one pair to his son, he cautioned him that flying too near the sun would cause the wax to melt. But Icarus became ecstatic with the ability to fly and forgot his father's warning. The feathers came loose and Icarus plunged to his death in the sea.
Kyra: Greek girl of my own imagination.
Greek mythology is really interesting! Have you read the Percy Jackson books? Those are about a kid involved in that kind of stuff- it's really cool! And what's Kyra's story? :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I read the Percy Jackson books. :D And saw the movie with Chris Mahank. lol. They were really good. I LOVE Greek mythology. Kyra is just a girl in my story. Her name means 'like the sun' which I found fitting for the story with Icarus.
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