Daedalus was a grandson of Erectheus of Athens. He was a clever craftsman credited with various inventions. After killing his pupil/nephew Talos or Perdix, who invented the saw, because Perdix promised to be at least as talented as his jealous mentor, Daedalus fled to Crete and King Minos. Daedalus created the labyrinth to house Minos' stepson, the part-bull, part-human Minotaur. Daedalus and his son, Icarus were imprisoned by King Minos, either in a tower or in the labyrinth, and later escaped by means of wings of wax Daedalus crafted.


