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Daedalus definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus [syn: Daedalus, Daedal]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Daidalos Date: 1546 the legendary builder of the Cretan labyrinth who makes wings to enable himself and his son Icarus to escape imprisonment • Daedalian or Daedalean adjective

Foolish Dictionary

The original Santos Dumont, who invented and successfully operated a flying-machine that would fly. His son, Icarus, tried the trick, went too high and fell into the sea.

A flier frequently precedes a fall--especially in Wall Street.