Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Greek Mythology The son of Daedalus who, in escaping from Crete on artificial wings made for him by his father, flew so close to the sun that the wax with which his wings were fastened melted, and he fell into the Aegean Sea.
- noun An asteroid with an eccentric orbit approaching within 30 million kilometers (19 million miles) of the sun.
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- noun (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Flick to page 38 on that preview, by the way, and ye'll see that Icarus is also running a short fiction competition, looking for stories inspired by the illustration on that page.
Archive 2010-06-01 Hal Duncan 2010
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Although his father explains that when something goes into a black hole it never comes out, Icarus is confident that he can journey to the black holes edge and still make it back.
Icarus at the Edge of Time by Brian Greene: Book summary 2010
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For those of you who enjoy both gay and speculative fiction, Icarus is the magazine for you.
Editing results mroctober 2009
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This issue of Icarus is better than a slice of pumpkin pie.
October 6th, 2009 mroctober 2009
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Flick to page 38 on that preview, by the way, and ye'll see that Icarus is also running a short fiction competition, looking for stories inspired by the illustration on that page.
Icarus Issue 5 Hal Duncan 2010
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Even the name Icarus, with its origin in the Greek myth of a boy who flew to great heights (brilliance) but then came too close to the sun (madness) and hurtled to his death, has a literary cast.
Listening to Madness 2009
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Abilities: Icarus is a skilled guitar player and a talented singer.
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A boy undone by the failure to accept human limits, Icarus is a useful metaphor for the hothouse kid.
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A boy undone by the failure to accept human limits, Icarus is a useful metaphor for the hothouse kid.
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Becker: Is the name Icarus Witch significant to anyone else in the band?
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