Daedalus' Wings are many pairs of metal wings made by Daedalus. Percy Jackson dreams of Daedalus and his son Icarus imprisoned in the Labyrinth by King Minos. Daedalus created special wings glued with wax to help himself and Icarus escape. Before they took off from the island, Daedalus warned his son not to fly too close to the sun, nor too close to the sea. They succeeded, but Icarus's metal wings were damaged by flying too close to the sun during the flight (which melted the wax), so he…

Several years ago at Weta Workshop, I worked on this joint project with fellow sculptor Craig Campbell. The sculpture is of Daedalus and was made for a client in the US. If you're interested to see more of my work you can follow me on Instagram @dantheclayman Or, visit my website at www.danielcockersell.com

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I love this quote. "The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all."