The Myth of Icarus The Myth of Icarus By Kenzie Kolle, Denise Howie, Brooklyn Elwood, and Keilan Caton | ENGL 211 —————————————————————————————— Table of Contents Introduction Icarus Around the World Icarus in Art Icarus in Poetry Icarus in Music Icarus in Business Icarus in Pop Culture Icarus in Other Media About the Authors —————————————————————————————— Introduction For Ancient Literature 211, our group was tasked with finding a myth from one of our primary texts and creating a blog post detailing how that myth changes in different historical contexts. We chose to focus on the story of Icarus, a widely told story all across the globe. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, written around 8 AD, we learn the tale of Daedalus and Icarus, a father and son imprisoned in a tower. The father, Daedalus, is an inventor and fashions wings made of leather straps, stray bird feathe...