> Icarus and Daedalus attempt to escape from Crete by means of wings that Daedalus constructed from feathers and wax. Daedalus warns Icarus first of complacency and then of hubris, instructing him to fly neither too low nor too high, lest the sea's dampness clog his wings or the sun's heat melt them. Icarus ignores Daedalus’s instructions not to fly too close to the sun, causing the wax in his wings to melt. He tumbles out of the sky, falls into the sea, and drowns. The myth gave rise to the idiom "don't fly too close to the sun".
Indeed! I liked that Wikipedia said "Daedalus was a skillful architect and craftsman, seen as a symbol of wisdom, knowledge and power". Not to suggest I am that, but the name seemed cool anyway.
my username is based on Daedalus. I wanted to make something not used by anyone so I changed the 2nd D to a G and monopolized the username. I have yet to never have it work for me, and if it's taken, it usually means I already have an account.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daedalus
Father of Icarus. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icarus
> Icarus and Daedalus attempt to escape from Crete by means of wings that Daedalus constructed from feathers and wax. Daedalus warns Icarus first of complacency and then of hubris, instructing him to fly neither too low nor too high, lest the sea's dampness clog his wings or the sun's heat melt them. Icarus ignores Daedalus’s instructions not to fly too close to the sun, causing the wax in his wings to melt. He tumbles out of the sky, falls into the sea, and drowns. The myth gave rise to the idiom "don't fly too close to the sun".