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ikarus fell by ~darick:icondarick:

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©2003-2009 ~darick
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the first man who succeeded to fly and commemorates his fall. According to myth Daedalus, a famous craftsman, was a prisoner of Minos, the King of Crete. In an attempt to escape, he made two sets of wings, one for himself and one for his son, Ikarus, and attached them with wax. Together they secretly flew away, heading towards Athens. Out over the sea, near Ikaria, Ikarus, became excited by the view, flew too close to the sun with the result that the wax melted and he plunged into the sea and drowned. Thereafter, the sea named after him, Ikario Pelagos and the island was named Ikaria.


(charcoal, photoshop enhanced)-DARICK

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~todexionkeras May 2, 2003, 6:06:15 AM
That's a beautiful picture.
The story of Icarus is one of my favorite myths.
I'm adding it as a favorite.
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~demo-mode May 2, 2003, 1:32:20 PM
..............
(*drools over talent*)
this is like great. Hahaha, its good creative are like this that makes deviantart worthwhile. Tiny penis there, though... ^__~
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~poru Jun 30, 2003, 1:37:25 PM
I love that myth... the blending of photoshop and charcoal is great... it adds to it without taking anything away from the origonal... or at least thats how it appears... great work
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~furyfull Oct 23, 2003, 8:55:01 PM
thats a really great discription
you really put your heart into this one
or so it seems.
what a great peice.

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Go to your local pound and save a life!!!
PLEASE spay and neuter your pets!!
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~darick Oct 24, 2003, 8:22:05 AM
hey, thanks for the comment, I really love old myths and the hidden truths in them-D
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~furyfull Oct 24, 2003, 10:33:31 AM
i agree theyre so interesting
i want to get into them more but i dont
know where to find good info.
oh well :) no prob, your stuff is really awesome too

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Go to your local pound and save a life!!!
PLEASE spay and neuter your pets!!
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~foxgod Nov 16, 2003, 9:51:27 AM
*claps. grovels.* excellent piece.
i knew that story..

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I suck, you suck, we all suck, but those that suck me don't suck as much.
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*piakiev06 Feb 18, 2006, 6:43:19 AM
hmmm archipelago=Ikario Pelagos?
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