Daedalus then fashions wings from feathers, beeswax and leather and the two make a flying escape. The father, in mid-air, warns his impetuous son not to fly too high, lest the sun melt the wax ...

In an attempt to escape, Daedalus constructed wings for himself and his son using bird feathers glued together with wax. He warned Icarus not to fly too close to the sun, as the heat would melt ...