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Daedalus

dae·da·lus

UK/ˈdiːdələs/ US/ˈdɛdələs/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

From Latin Daedalus, from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos).

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