In Myth He Flew Too Close To The Sun Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 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
	32%	12		Expressions of myth-making or myth-building
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	32%	11		The myth-building or myth-constructing
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