![]() He invented the potter’s wheel to make it easier and better to sculpt all kinds of utensils on it. Once Talos found a snake's jaw on the ground, looked closely at it, and made a saw, a new thing for the people of that time. Whether these facts are real or not, it is quite plain that Daedalus was a largely talented sculptor that went ahead of his time, and the myth about Daedalus and Icarus was likely inspired by the former’s talent.ĭaedalus' disciple was his nephew Talos, still a teenager, but smart and capable enough to make Daedalus wonder how quickly the boy takes over from him and already creates amazing things. Therefore, priests in some temples tied Daedalus' wooden gods to prevent them from escaping at times (Stewart). It seemed that they were about to move and leave. Daedalus boldly began to carve differently, he opened the eyes of his figures, freed their arms and legs, and seemed to give them mobility. Before Daedalus, statues were made in the form of motionless, petrified people, with their hands firmly pressed to their bodies, their legs closed, their eyes closed. He built great palaces and temples, which impressed everyone with their slender structure, and for those palaces and temples, he carved from wood figures of immortal gods, so beautiful that then people for centuries carefully preserved them. It is said that Athena Pallas, the wise goddess, taught him various crafts. The prototype of mythic Daedalus lived in ancient Athens and was a great artist, carver, and builder, a descendant of the royal family. While not giving birth to any particular idiom, the legend of Daedalus and Icarus is one of the most famous and important ones. ![]() Images of Greek myths are reflected in numerous works of literature and art, they are firmly entrenched in our daily lives. Knowing Greek mythology is very important. Many of these idioms have become an organic, integral part of our language and culture coming from the mythology of the ancient Greeks. There are many ancient expressions that are used today including Sisyphean labor, tantalum flour, Procrustean bed, Augean stables, Trojan horse, narcissistic narcissist, or apple of discord.
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