[IK-uh-ruhs] Son of Daedalus who flew from Crete on artificial wings his father had constructed. Ignoring Daedalus's warning, he flew too close to the sun, whose rays melted the wax holding the wings together, causing him to fall to his death.
Sisyphus
[SIS-ih-fuhs] Founder of Corinth who, for his greed and deceit, was condemned in Tartarus forever to roll a huge stone uphill, from whence it always rolled down again.
Ulysses
[oo-LIS-seez] The Latin name for Odysseus, king of Ithaca.
