In ancient Greek stories, Daedalus was a brilliant inventor and craftsman — the man you called when a thing had never been built before.

In ancient Greek stories在古希臘的故事裡，Daedalus was a brilliant inventor and craftsmanDaedalus是個天才發明家兼工匠——the man you called when a thing had never been built before是那種當有東西從沒被造出來過時，你會去找的那個人。

King Minos of Crete asked him to build the Labyrinth, a maze so clever that the Minotaur, a monster half bull and half man, could be shut inside it and never find its way out. But Daedalus knew too much, so the king would not let him leave the island.

King Minos of Crete克里特島的國王Minos asked him to build the Labyrinth請他建造迷宮Labyrinth，a maze so clever這座迷宮設計得極為巧妙 that the Minotaur, a monster half bull and half man讓半牛半人的怪物Minotaur，could be shut inside it and never find its way out被關在裡面、永遠找不到出路。But Daedalus knew too much但Daedalus知道得太多了，so the king would not let him leave the island所以國王不肯放他離開這座島。

He made wings out of feathers held together with wax, for himself and his son Icarus, and they flew away. He warned Icarus not to fly too near the sun; the boy did anyway, the wax melted, and he fell into the sea and drowned. Daedalus reached safety alone.

He made wings out of feathers held together with wax他用羽毛加蠟做了一對翅膀，for himself and his son Icarus給自己和兒子Icarus各一副，and they flew away兩人就這樣飛走了。He warned Icarus not to fly too near the sun他警告Icarus不要飛得離太陽太近；the boy did anyway但這個男孩還是這麼做了，the wax melted蠟融化了，and he fell into the sea and drowned他掉進海裡淹死了。Daedalus reached safety aloneDaedalus則獨自安全抵達。

In English his name is a shorthand for genius that solves impossible problems and for a father's grief at a warning ignored — and 'daedal', a rare literary adjective, means skilful or intricately made. James Joyce named the hero of his novel Stephen Dedalus after him.

In English在英文裡，his name is a shorthand他的名字成了一種簡稱 for genius that solves impossible problems代表能解決不可能任務的天才，and for a father's grief at a warning ignored也代表一位父親警告被忽視後的悲傷——and 'daedal', a rare literary adjective而'daedal'這個罕見的文學形容詞，means skilful or intricately made意思是技藝精湛或做工精細。James Joyce named the hero of his novel Stephen Dedalus after him喬伊斯就是以他為靈感，把自己小說的主角取名為Stephen Dedalus。