The stories featured in Greek out are original adaptations of classic Greek myths.

This week's story features a man with a plan, the mysterious death of rivals,

children who don't listen to their parents, and someone falling into the sea.

Daedalus and Icarus.

This is the story of one of the most interesting heroes in Greek mythology.

His name was Daedalus, and he was an inventor.

But he was also a builder, an artist, a sculptor, a designer, and an architect all rolled into one.

And architect is someone who designs and oversees the construction of buildings and structures.

They create the plans for homes, skyscrapers, and even entire cities.

Mostly, Daedalus was a problem solver.

If you had a problem that required a machine or building something, you came to him.

Daedalus lived in the city of Athens and everyone knew how great he was.

He made statues and sculptures that were breathtaking and amazingly life-like.

And he also made intricate figurines, small statues that children could actually play with,

because the arms and legs actually moved.

Yes, in a way, Daedalus was the father of the action figure.

But Daedalus was also the father of Icarus.

And Icarus was kind of a handful.

He was smart, but kind of lazy, not exactly a straight-A student.

And he was a little spoiled.

He was an only child and used to getting his way a lot.

His mother decided that he should start going to work with his father,

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