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Here's a Time Line Of Daedalus

• Before recorded time – Born in Athens, Greece, as a descendant of the royal line of Cecrops. Known from a young age for his unmatched skill in craftsmanship and invention.

• Early years - Apprenticed under Athena herself in the arts of sculpture and engineering, becoming the greatest inventor of his age.

• Before King Minos - Creates lifelike statues so realistic they appear to move. Some say they were the first automatons.

• Later years in Athens - Takes his nephew Perdix (or Talos) as an apprentice. When Perdix invents the saw and compass, Daedalus, envious, throws him off the Acropolis. Athena saves Perdix by turning him into a partridge, but Daedalus is exiled from Athens for his crime.

• Arrival in Crete - Seeks refuge in the court of King Minos, where he becomes the royal architect and craftsman.

• For King Minos - Builds the Labyrinth, an inescapable maze designed to imprison the Minotaur, a monstrous half-man, half-bull creature born from Queen Pasiphae’s curse.

• For Queen Pasiphae - Constructs a hollow wooden cow covered in real hide so she can mate with Poseidon’s sacred bull, leading to the birth of the Minotaur.

• Imprisonment - After helping Theseus escape the Labyrinth (either directly or indirectly), King Minos imprisons Daedalus and his son Icarus in the Labyrinth or a high tower.

• The Great Escape - Crafts wings from feathers and wax for himself and Icarus to flee Crete. Warns Icarus not to fly too close to the sun or sea.

• Death of Icarus - Icarus ignores his father’s warning, flies too high, and the wax melts. He falls into the sea and drowns. Daedalus, heartbroken, continues his flight to Sicily.

• In Sicily - Finds sanctuary under King Cocalus. Builds magnificent structures, including a temple to Apollo where he hangs his wings as an offering.

• Minos’ Pursuit - King Minos tracks Daedalus to Sicily by challenging rulers to thread a spiral seashell. Only Daedalus solves it by tying a string to an ant. Minos demands his surrender, but King Cocalus’ daughters kill Minos with boiling water.

• Later life - Continues inventing, possibly creating the first dance puppets and other marvels. Some say he returned to Athens in old age.

• Legacy - Remembered as the greatest craftsman of Greek myth, a symbol of ingenuity, ambition, and the dangers of human pride. His name lives on in the term "Daedalian," meaning ingenious or labyrinthine.