Daedalus, the Inventor, forged wings from feathers and wax to free his son, Icarus, from being held captive on the Island of Crete. He cautioned Icarus against soaring too close to the sun, but the side of this tale often left untold is that he also warned him against gliding too close to the sea; too high and the heat would melt the wax, too low and the crashing waves would soak the feathers. If he did either, Icarus would fall into the ocean and drown in its depths.

Icarus fell, but not before he touched the clouds.