Inquire Within by Maggie Jones

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Icarus Also Flew

Icarus Also Flew

On taking risks.

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Maggie Jones
May 19, 2024
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Icarus Also Flew
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Did you know that Icarus also flew? I mean, of course you do. You remember that he flew, because you remember that he fell. But everyone seems to forget that he flew too and that upsets me. The ancient tale is a cautionary one about the danger of hubris. Icarus and his father, Daedalus, take to the sky with wings made of beeswax and feather to flee impr…

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