He wasn't a very cautious man.
He looked to his father, the remarkable Athenian craftsman, with an inquisitive gaze as he perched on a bench in the impossibly high prison where they were both kept. A master piece was being crafted, the hágios tool of their current technology. But little did the father and son know that this master piece was to be the stairway up to the gods both metaphorically and literally.
Tying feathers together, from smallest to largest, this mythical instrument was constructed. After some thought, the father decided to test this unstable method of transport; this pair of wings that would allow them to glide to the freedom. However freedom always comes with a catch.
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The Children With Wings
Historical FictionThis fictional short story follows two intelligent, athenian children who attempt to recreate Daedalus's wings from the story of Icarus. However they add their own flair in order to perfect his original designs. Will this be the first, perfected use...
