Icarus
UK/ˈɪkəɹəs/
Icarus proper noun: a Greek mythological figure, son of Daedalus, who escaped from the Cretan labyrinth of Knossos by flying with wings made from feathers and wax, but flew too near to the sun, which melted the wax in the wings, so he fell down and drowned in the Aegean Sea.
Proper noun
Icarus
- A Greek mythological figure, son of Daedalus, who escaped from the Cretan labyrinth of Knossos by flying with wings made from feathers and wax, but flew too near to the sun, which melted the wax in the wings, so he fell down and drowned in the Aegean Sea.
Icarus meaning in Marathi and Arabic
Icarus in Marathi
- Translations
- इकारस ikāras, इकारोस ikāros
Icarus in Arabic
- Translations
- إيكَرُس ʔīkarus, إيكَارُوس ʔīkārūs
Origin of Icarus
From Latin Īcarus, from Ancient Greek Ἴκαρος (Íkaros).
Questions about Icarus
- What does Icarus mean?
- Icarus means a Greek mythological figure, son of Daedalus, who escaped from the Cretan labyrinth of Knossos by flying with wings made from feathers and wax, but flew too near to the sun, which melted the wax in the wings, so he fell down and drowned in the Aegean Sea.
- What is Icarus in Marathi?
- Icarus in Marathi is इकारस (ikāras), इकारोस (ikāros). See Icarus meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Icarus?
- Icarus is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Icarus?
- Icarus is pronounced /ˈɪkəɹəs/ (UK).
Words near Icarus in the dictionary
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