Category: World Mythology

• Daedalus and Icarus

  

  Daedalus was a master architect who had created a labyrinth was an elaborate maze-like structure that no one could escape from. King Minos of Crete had specifically commissioned the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur, a half-man/half-bull monster, so that the people of Crete could be safe from the Minotaur. Theseus, a legendary Greek hero, gained…

  September 11, 2022

  Greek Mythology, World Mythology

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• Midas Touch

  

  To have the Midas Touch is to have a golden touch – This is a common idiom used to refer to a person who is highly successful in anything he or she ventures into. Contrary to how we use the phrase in the current times, Midas’ touch was not a positive attribute to its namesake.…

  March 10, 2021

  Greek Mythology, World Mythology

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