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noun • (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned | ||||
| 36% | 7 | Greek mythological figure known for his hubris | ||
noun • (Greek mythology) king of Ethiopia and husband of Cassiopeia • a faint constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star | ||||
| 27% | 9 | Classic example of hubris in Greek mythology | ||
noun • (Greek mythology) the seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon's son Orestes returned home and killed him | ||||
Mythical Figure Undone By Hubris
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