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What did Daedalus do when Minos refuse to let him leave?

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When Minos refused to let him leave Crete Daedalus built wings of wax and feathers for himself and his son Icarus. Together they flew away but Icarus flew too close to the sun and fell to his death when the wax melted. Daedalus escaped to Sicily.

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