Ic ‧ a ‧ rus /ˈɪkərəs/ BrE AmE
in ancient Greek stories, the son of the inventor ↑ Daedalus , who made wings fastened together with ↑ wax for himself and Icarus so that they could escape from the island of ↑ Crete by flying. But Icarus flew too close to the sun, so that the wax melted, and he fell and died.