daedalus

Latin - English

Definition of daedalus in Latin English dictionary

variegated

skillful, dexterous

skillfully made/worked

variously adorned, ornamented

daedalus => builder of labyrinth

artificial, artifically contrived

English - English

Definition of daedalus in English English dictionary

Greek mythological figure who crafted the waxen wings of Icarus

in ancient Greek stories, an inventor who designed the Labyrinth on the island of Crete, where the King of Crete kept the Minotaur. He later escaped from Crete with his son Icarus, by flying away using wings made of feathers and wax. In Greek mythology, a brilliant architect, sculptor, and inventor. He was credited with building for King Minos of Crete the Labyrinth in which the Minotaur was kept. When the king turned against Daedalus and imprisoned him, Daedalus secretly made wings for himself and his son Icarus, intending to escape to Sicily. Despite his father's warnings, Icarus flew too close to the sun; the wax holding the feathers to his wings melted, and he fell into the sea and drowned

{i} (Greek Mythology) Athenian architect and sculptor who built the Labyrinth of Minos and who who made wings so he and his son Icarus could escape from prison

(Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the Labyrinth of Minos; to escape the Labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his sone Icarus

Etymology

[ 'de-d&l-&s, ] (noun.) From Latin Daedalus from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος.