ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Minos imprisoned Daedalus himself in the labyrinth because he gave Minos’s daughter, Ariadne, a clew (or ball of string) in order to help Theseus escape the labyrinth and defeat the Minotaur. Daedalus fashioned two pairs of wings out of beeswax and feathers for himself and his son.

Detailed explanation-2: -Later, Daedalus was kept imprisoned in a tower in Crete, so that the secret of the Labyrinth would not be spread to the public. In order to escape, Daedalus created two sets of wings for himself and his young son Icarus, by using feathers and glueing them together with wax.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ever the inventor, Daedalus built wings of feathers and wax to escape. In theory, the wings would allow Daedalus and Icarus to fly above the labyrinth and off the island to freedom. Just before their flight, Daedalus warned his son to be careful.

Detailed explanation-4: -King Minos was angry, and he locked Daedalus and his son, Icarus, in a tower.

Detailed explanation-5: -Daedalus was so envious of his nephew’s accomplishments that he attempted to murder him by throwing him down from the Acropolis in Athens. Athena saved his nephew and turned him into a partridge.