Marvel’s Eternals tells the story of ancient aliens with extraordinary powers. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 4, Eternals releasing on November 5, brings a new superhero team to life.
The moral of the Daedalus and Icarus myth seems uninspiring at best: “Aim too high, you’ll get burned. Too low, you’ll get dragged down. Shoot for that nice, middle-of-the-road averageness.” Then ...
The myth of Icarus is usually meant to represent the folly of overreaching one's limits. But as some have noted, Icarus actually did succeed. He escaped his prison labyrinth and flew all the way up to ...
A work of art can open a window that allows us to get a better view of the challenges of our own time. For example, a Flemish Renaissance painting portraying the ancient Greek myth of Daedalus and his ...
Myth gets a twang in "Lift: Icarus and Me," which melds the Greek legend with the dawn of aeronautics. The play, set on a Texas beach in 1899, is about the fear of flying and all that represents. Is ...
Sullivan’s lovely debut puts an inventive spin on Greek myth. Master inventor Daedalus and his son, Icarus, attempt to escape imprisonment by the cruel King Minos using man-made wings. The plan ends ...