Icarus is often remembered in Greek mythology as the youth with wings who flew too close to the sun. But he also had the good fortune of living on a mountainous island with steady winds and mile upon mile of endless beach and rocky shoreline. His father, Daedalus, was the greatest artisan and inventor of the Bronze Age. Together, they mighthave become the first ever to fly.

Their tremor prone island was the hub of a maritime empire, located at the crossroads of Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. An aging patriarch ruled the island with a benevolent but iron fist. Daedalus wanted to rebuild the capital city after a tumultuous earthquake. It proved to be a perilous undertaking, one that he could not complete without coming into direct conflict with Minos the king.

With a price upon both their heads and on a perfect day for flight, Icarus and Daedalus launched from their majestic island home. But only the father reached their distant island destination. There, he told a tragic story that tugged at the heartstrings of all who listened. But…did anyone else actually see Icarus fall?