Daedalus and Icarus Quiz 2024
cum puer audācī coepit gaudēre volātū
dēseruitque ducem, caelīque cupīdine tractus
altius ēgit iter. rapidī vīcīnia sōlis 225
mollit odōrātās, pennārum vincula, cērās.
tābuerant cērae; nūdōs quatit ille lacertōs,
rēmigiōque carēns nōn ūllās percipit aurās.
ōraque caeruleā patrium clāmantia nōmen
excipiuntur aquā, quae nōmen trāxit ab illō. 230
at pater īnfēlīx nec iam pater “Īcare,” dīxit;
“Īcare,” dīxit, “ubi es? quā tē regiōne requīram?
Īcare,” dīcēbat; pennās aspexit in undīs,
dēvōvitque suās artēs corpusque sepulcrō
condidit, et tellūs ā nōmine dicta sepultī. 235
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