Greek Mythological Character Who Flew Close To Sun Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned
	30%	5		Greek mythological character who built the Labyrinth
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	28%	11		Greek mythological character who unknowingly married his mother
	noun • (Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles

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