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Identifying Elements of Myths
What element of a myth does this story contain?
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The inventor Daedalus was to be punished for betraying
King Minos. To escape the king's island, Daedalus created
wax wings for himself and his son, Icarus. He warned
Icarus not to fly too close to the sun, because it would
melt his wings. Icarus was so excited to be flying and free
that he began to fly high in the sky and then low toward
the sea. In his excitement, he flew too close to the sun,
and his wings melted. He plummeted to the ocean and
drowned
O a story of gods and goddesses
O an explanation of where people and nature come
from
a lesson about how people should behave
O an explanation of where a tradition comes from