Icarus

Īcărus, i, m., = Ἴκαρος.

• A son of Daedalus, who, on his flight from Crete, fell into the Aegean Sea, Ov. M. 8, 195 sq.; Hor. C. 2, 20, 13; Hyg. F. 40.—
• • B Derivv.
  • • 1 Īcărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Icarus, Icarian: aquae, the part of the Aegean Sea named after Icarus, Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 90.—Also absol.: Īcărĭum (sc. mare), Ov. F. 4, 283; 566: fluctus, Hor. C. 1, 1, 15: litus, Ov. H. 18, 50.—
    • 2 Icăros, i, f., one of the Sporades, Plin. 4, 12, 23, § 68.—
• II =Ἰκάριος, son of Oebalus, king of Sparta, the father of Erigone and Penelope, placed in the heavens as the constellation Bŏōtes, Hyg. F. 224; Prop. 2, 33 (3, 31), 29; Tib. 4, 1, 10; Ov. M. 10, 450.—Called also Īcărĭus, Ov. H. 1, 81; Hyg. F. 130.—
• • B Derivv.
  • • 1 Īcărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Icarus, Icarian: palmes, i.e. the vine, which Bacchus taught Icarus to cultivate, Stat. S. 3, 1, 147; cf. umbra, i.e. of the vine, id. Th. 4, 655: boves, the constellation Bŏōtes, Prop. 2, 33 (3, 31), 24: canis stella, i. e. the constellation Canis Major (the dog of Icarus, named Maera, which was translated to the sky), Ov. Am. 2, 16, 4; so, astrum, Stat. Th. 4, 777; hence also: latratus, id. Silv. 4, 4, 13.—
    • 2 Īcăris, ĭdis, = Ἰκαρίς, the daughter of Icarus, i.e. Penelope, Ov. Ib. 393.—
    • 3 Īcărĭōtis, ĭdis, f., = Ἰκαριῶτις, the daughter of Icarus, i.e. Penelope, Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 10.—Adj.: tela, i.e. of Penelope, Ov. P. 3, 1, 113.

1. Īcarus, ī, m. (Ἴκαρος, bei den Griechen gew. Ἰκάριος), ein Athener, Vater der Erigone, der unter Pandions Regierung den nach Attika kommenden Dionysos (Bacchus) gastlich aufnahm. Zum Danke gab ihm der Gott die Rebe u. Schläuche mit Wein. Mit diesen Schläuchen fuhr er auf einem Wagen umher u. verteilte die Gabe des Gottes, wodurch er der Begründer des Weinbaues wurde. Hirten, die den von übermäßigem Rausche Trunkenen für vergiftet hielten, töteten u. begruben ihn. Seine Tochter Erigone suchte ihn u. fand, durch seinen treuen Hund Mära geleitet, sein Grab. In ihrem Schmerze erhängte sie sich an dem Baume, unter dem ihr Vater begraben lag. Zeus od. Dionysos versetzte alle drei als Gestirne an den Himmel, den Ikarus samt seinem Becher als Bootes od. Arkturus, die Erigone als Jungfrau, die Mära als den Hundsstern, Prop. 2, 33, 29. Tibull. 4, 1, 10. Ov. met. 10, 450. Hyg. fab. 224: Icarius gen. b. Hyg. fab. 130 u. 224; astr. 2, 4. – Dav. Īcarius, a, um (Ἰκαριος), ikarisch, boves, der große Wagen (als Gestirn), Prop.: canis, der Hundsstern, Ov.

2. Īcarus, ī, m. (Ἴκαρος), Sohn des Dädalus, floh mit seinem Vater, der sich und ihm künstliche Flügel gefertigt hatte, aus Kreta. Dädalus hielt sich nahe über der Erde, Ikarus aber, vergeblich gewarnt, schwang sich höher, so daß durch die Sonnenwärme das Wachs seiner Fittiche schmolz und er in das Meer hinabstürzte, das nach ihm das Ikarische heißen soll, Ov. met. 8, 195 sqq. Hyg. fab. 40. – Dav. Īcarius, a, um (Ἰκάριος), ikarisch, Ic. mare, das Ikarische Meer (der Teil des Ägäischen Meeres, der die Insel Ikaros od. Ikaria [j. Nicaria ] umströmt u. wohl nach dieser benannt ist), Plin. u. Apul.: dass. Icar. pelagus, Claud., aquae, Ov., fluctus, Hor.: u. dass. subst. bl. Icarium, Ov. fast. 4, 282: u. dav. Ic. litus, Ov., od. Asiae litora, Plin.

1 Īcărus, ī, m. , père dʼÉrigone, qui apprit aux Athéniens la culture de la vigne et qui devint une constellation : Prop. 2, 33, 29 ; Tib. 4, 1, 10 ; Ov. M. 10, 450.

2 Īcărus, ī, m. (Ἴκαρος), Icare, [fils de Dédale, sʼenvola de Crète avec son père, qui avait fabriqué des ailes ajustées avec de la cire ; mais, comme il sʼétait trop approché du soleil, la cire fondit et il tomba dans la mer qui fut ensuite appelée « mer Icarienne »] : Ov. M. 8, 195.

I'carus

(Ἴκαρος), a son of Daedalus. On his flight from Crete, his father attached to his body wings made of wax, and advised him not to fly too high; but Icarus, forgetting the advice of his father, flew so high that the sun melted the wings, and Icarus fell down into the sea, which was called after him, the Icarian. (Ov. Met. 8.195; Hyg. Fab. 40.) His body, which was washed on shore, was said to have been buried by Heracles. (Paus. 9.11.) The ancients explained the fable of the wings of Icarus, by understanding by it the invention of sails; and in fact some traditions stated that Daedalus and Icarus fled from Crete in a ship. Diodorus (4.77) relates that Icarus, while ascending into the air in the island of Icaria, fell down through his carelessness, and was drowned. Respecting the connection of Icarus with the early history of art, see Daedalus. [L.S]

ICARUS

I´CARUS, I´CARIA (Ἴκαρος, Ἰκαρία: Nikaria) an island of the Aegean, to the west of Samos, according to Strabo (10. p. 480, 14.639), 80 stadia from Cape Ampelos, while Pliny (Plin. Nat. 5.23) makes the distance 35 miles. The island is in reality a continuation of the range of hills traversing Samos from east to west, whence it is long and narrow, and extends from NE. to SW. Its length, according to Pliny, is 17 miles, and its circumference, according to Strabo, 300 stadia. The island, which gave its name to the whole of the surrounding sea (Icariumn Mare or Pelagus), derived its own name, according to tradition, from Icarus, the son of Daedalus, who was believed to have fallen into the sea near this island. (Ov. Met. 8.195, foll.) The cape forming the easternmost point of the island was called Drepanume or Dracanum (Strab. xiv. pp. 637, 639; Hom. Hymn. 34.1; Diod. Sic. 3.66; Plin. Nat. 4.23; Steph. B. s. v. Δράκονον), and near it was a small town of the same name. Further west, on the north coast, was the small town of ISTI (Ἴστοι), with a tolerably good roadstead; to the south of this was another little place, called OENOE(Οἰνόη, Strab. l. c.; Athen. 1. p. 30.) According to some traditions, Dionysus was born on Cape Draconum (Theocrit. Idyll. 26.33), and Artemis had a temple near Isti, called Tauropolion. The island had received its first colonists from Miletus (Strab. 14. p. 635); but in the time of Strabo it belonged to the Samians: it had then but few inhabitants, and was mainly used by the Samians as pasture land for their flocks. (Strab. x. pp. 488, 14. p. 639; Scylax, pp. 22; Aeschyl. Pers. 887; Thucyd. 3.92, viii. 99; Ptol. 5.2.30; P. Mela, 2.7.) Modern writers derive the name of Icaria from the Ionic word κάρα, a pasture (Hesych. s. v. Κάρ), according to which it would mean the pasture land.I n earlier times it is said to have been called Doliche (Plin. l. c.; Callim. Hymn. in Dian. 187), Macris (Plin, l. c.; Eustath. ad Dionys. Per. 530; Liv. 27.13), and Ichthyoessa (Plin. l. c.). Respecting the present condition of the island, see Tournefort, Voyage due Lévant, ii. lett. 9. p. 94; and Ross, Reisen auf den Griech. Inseln, vol. 2. p. 164, fol. COIN OF OENOE OR OENAE, IN ICARUS.

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Icărus

(Ἴκαρος). (1) A son of Daedalus (q.v.).

(2) See Icaria.

Icarus Icarus, of Hyperesia

• Olympic victor: Paus. 4.15.1

Icarus (2)

• body of: washed ashore on Icaria and buried by Herakles: Apollod. 2.6.3, Paus. 9.11.5
• son of Daedalus, flies too high and falls into the sea: Apollod. E.1.11, Paus. 9.11.5