A Greek who formed the Cretan labyrinth, and made for himself wings, by means of which he flew from Crete across the Archipelʹago. He is said to have invented the saw, the axe, the gimlet, etc.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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