The Great Greek Myths | Dedalus and Icarus: A Shattered Dream (Episode 9)

Episode 9: Dedalus, a prominent Greek inventor, settled in Crete among King Minos' court. Queen Pasiphaë, who had an all-consuming passion for a white bull, called upon his services.

The Sea God Poseidon had given the bull to her husband King Minos as a present, and King Minos had refused to sacrifice it for him.To take his revenge, Poseidon cast a spell on the poor Pasiphaë. Following orders, Dedalus found a solution to enable the queen to mate with the animal. Their union produced the Minotaur, a monster that King Minos shut away in a labyrinth built by Dedalus. Unfortunately, when King Minos found out that Dedalus had helped the young Theseus to find a way out of the labyrinth, he shut Dedalus and his son Icarus inside it. The shrewd Dedalus found a way to escape – but his method put his own son’s life in peril.