Greek Classics: Daedalus and Icarus (Easy Classics)

When King Minos needs a prison for a Minotaur – a monster that is half man, half bull – the inventor Daedalus builds an underground maze. Rather than being rewarded for his work, Daedalus and his son Icarus are locked up to keep it a secret. To escape, Daedalus builds two pairs of wings and warns Icarus that he must not fly too close to the water or too close to the sun …