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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 | ||||||||
| 39% | 7 | Immortal winged horse of Greek mythology | ||||||
noun • (Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination • a constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces | ||||||||
| 31% | 5 | Winged monster of Greek mythology | ||||||
noun • a malicious woman with a fierce temper • (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman • any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes • large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America | ||||||||
Wax Winged Flyer Of Greek Mythology Crossword Clue
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ICARUS which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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ICARUS
Updated: October 13, 2023
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