Icarus

Summary

Icarus is a mythological Greek character^[1]. He ranks in the top 0.75% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,595 views/month, #10 of 1,333).^[2]

Key Facts

• Icarus is buried at Icaria^[3].
• Burial took place at Grave mound of Icarus on Ikaria^[4].
• Icarus's father was Daedalus^[5].
• Icarus's mother was Naucrate^[6].
• Icarus is recorded as male^[7].
• Icarus's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[8].
• Icarus's Commons category is recorded as Icarus^[9].
• Icarus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Icarus^[10].
• Icarus's work location is recorded as Ancient Greece^[11].
• Icarus's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology^[12].
• Icarus's depicted by is recorded as Icarus^[13].
• Icarus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Icarus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Icarus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[16].
• Icarus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[17].
• Icarus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18].
• Icarus's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[19].
• Icarus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[20].
• Icarus's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Ἴκαρος'}^[21].
• Icarus's different from is recorded as Ikar^[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Icarus's father was Daedalus^[5]. His mother was Naucrate^[6].

Death and Burial

Recorded place of burial include Icaria^[3] and Grave mound of Icarus on Ikaria^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Icarus include Ikarus^[23], a business^[24], in Hungary^[25], founded in 1949^[26], headquartered in Budapest^[27]; Project Icarus^[28], a science project^[29]; 1566 he^[30], a list of Mercury-crossing minor planets^[31]; Operation Ikarus^[32], a military operation plan^[33], in Iceland^[34]; he paradox^[35], a paradox^[36]; Ikaria National Airport "he"^[37], an airport^[38], in Greece^[39]; he^[40], an impact crater^[41]; and Coupe Icare^[42], a sports competition^[43], in France^[44], founded in 1974^[45].

Why It Matters

Icarus ranks in the top 0.75% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,595 views/month, #10 of 1,333).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for him include Ikarus^[23], a business^[24], in Hungary^[25], founded in 1949^[26], headquartered in Budapest^[27]; Project Icarus^[28], a science project^[29]; 1566 he^[30], a list of Mercury-crossing minor planets^[31]; Operation Ikarus^[32], a military operation plan^[33], in Iceland^[34]; he paradox^[35], a paradox^[36]; and Ikaria National Airport "he"^[37], an airport^[38], in Greece^[39].

FAQs

Who were Icarus's parents?

Icarus's father was Daedalus^[5]. Icarus's mother was Naucrate^[6].