name
Greek
Mythology
Daedalus
DED-ah-lus
/ˈdɛdələs/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
Daedalus
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Greek mythology (ancient Greece)
- Meaning
- Cunning worker; craftily wrought
- Gender
- male
Pronunciation tips
Master craftsman and inventor; made the Labyrinth for King Minos; fashioned wings of wax and feathers; his son Icarus flew too close to the sun; the first engineer in Western mythology
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