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1 00:00:35,000 00:00:36,240 Daedalus, Daedalus,
2 00:00:36,320 00:00:38,760 the master who designed this labyrinth, the master who designed this labyrinth,
3 00:00:38,840 00:00:42,000 whose mind produced these dizzy passages. whose mind produced these dizzy passages.
4 00:00:42,080 00:00:44,040 Daedalus the genius, Daedalus the genius,
5 00:00:44,120 00:00:46,880 who invented ships which could sail under the sea, who invented ships which could sail under the sea,
6 00:00:46,960 00:00:49,600 fireworks which would knock down a wall, fireworks which would knock down a wall,
7 00:00:49,680 00:00:51,640 lenses that set together, lenses that set together,
8 00:00:51,720 00:00:54,520 could see as far as the stars, could see as far as the stars,
9 00:00:54,600 00:00:56,720 fantastic machines. fantastic machines.
10 00:00:57,360 00:00:59,320 He fell so far. He fell so far.
11 00:00:59,400 00:01:02,880 He fell so far from grace, he finished a broken man. He fell so far from grace, he finished a broken man.
12 00:01:02,960 00:01:07,920 Making the same little Clay figure, over and over. Making the same little Clay figure, over and over.
13 00:01:08,000 00:01:10,000 A child with wings. A child with wings.
14 00:01:10,080 00:01:12,720 A child with wings? Who is that? A child with wings? Who is that?
15 00:01:12,800 00:01:15,840 The one thing daedalus made he had no control of. The one thing daedalus made he had no control of.
16 00:01:15,920 00:01:18,000 The one thing he ever truly loved. The one thing he ever truly loved.
17 00:01:18,640 00:01:19,880 Icarus. Icarus.
18 00:01:20,640 00:01:21,760 His son. His son.
19 00:01:22,520 00:01:24,000 [Sniffing] [Sniffing]
20 00:01:24,080 00:01:25,120 [Dog] Oops. [Dog] Oops.
21 00:01:41,320 00:01:43,320 Sorry. Sorry.
22 00:01:43,400 00:01:47,000 Daedalus, the greatest craftsman in Greece. There was no one like him. Daedalus, the greatest craftsman in Greece. There was no one like him.
23 00:01:47,080 00:01:48,800 He was born in Athens. He was born in Athens.
24 00:01:48,880 00:01:50,800 Like us. Like us.
25 00:01:50,880 00:01:54,480 And he learnt the art of making from the goddess Athena herself. And he learnt the art of making from the goddess Athena herself.
26 00:01:54,560 00:01:57,200 But his greatest dream was to fly, But his greatest dream was to fly,
27 00:01:57,280 00:01:59,840 to soar through the clouds like a bird. to soar through the clouds like a bird.
28 00:01:59,920 00:02:01,920 Is that why his son had wings? Is that why his son had wings?
29 00:02:02,000 00:02:03,400 Did they both grow wings? Did they both grow wings?
30 00:02:03,480 00:02:04,720 No, no, they didn't. No, no, they didn't.
31 00:02:04,800 00:02:07,680 Poor icarus had nothing so graceful as wings. Poor icarus had nothing so graceful as wings.
32 00:02:07,760 00:02:10,400 Even his hands were awkward and clumsy. Even his hands were awkward and clumsy.
33 00:02:10,480 00:02:11,920 [Daedalus] Look. [Daedalus] Look.
34 00:02:12,000 00:02:13,600 [Daedalus whistling] [Daedalus whistling]
35 00:02:13,680 00:02:15,040 Son, look. Son, look.
36 00:02:15,480 00:02:16,640 Wonderful. Wonderful.
37 00:02:18,160 00:02:19,800 Uh, uh, gently. Uh, uh, gently.
38 00:02:19,880 00:02:23,000 Oh, you must handle things gently. Oh, you must handle things gently.
39 00:02:23,080 00:02:25,440 I'm no good. You think I'm no good. I'm no good. You think I'm no good.
40 00:02:25,520 00:02:26,960 I don't think that at all. I don't think that at all.
41 00:02:27,040 00:02:29,280 You do, you think I'm clumsy. I know you do. You do, you think I'm clumsy. I know you do.
42 00:02:29,360 00:02:30,840 I do not. I do not.
43 00:02:30,920 00:02:33,440 I think your brains must have run from your head. I think your brains must have run from your head.
44 00:02:33,520 00:02:36,280 [Laughing] Take them back again. That's better. [Laughing] Take them back again. That's better.
45 00:02:36,920 00:02:37,840 [Icarus] Stop it! [Icarus] Stop it!
46 00:02:40,480 00:02:42,000 [Dog sniffing] [Dog sniffing]
47 00:02:43,000 00:02:44,960 He's clumsy, this icarus. He's clumsy, this icarus.
48 00:02:45,040 00:02:47,000 He was clumsy. He was clumsy.
49 00:02:47,080 00:02:49,200 But you know, he's only a boy. But you know, he's only a boy.
50 00:02:49,280 00:02:51,400 Did he get better, more careful? Did he get better, more careful?
51 00:02:51,480 00:02:53,400 Perhaps he would've done, I don't know. Perhaps he would've done, I don't know.
52 00:02:53,480 00:02:54,960 Something happened. Something happened.
53 00:02:55,040 00:02:57,440 Something happened which changed everything. Something happened which changed everything.
54 00:02:57,520 00:02:59,400 Another boy came into their lives. Another boy came into their lives.
55 00:02:59,480 00:03:02,520 A golden boy, kissed by the gods. A golden boy, kissed by the gods.
56 00:03:02,600 00:03:04,480 A nephew to daedalus. A nephew to daedalus.
57 00:03:04,560 00:03:06,000 An apprentice. An apprentice.
58 00:03:10,840 00:03:12,320 What happened? What happened?
59 00:03:12,400 00:03:14,400 It's broken. I broke it. It's broken. I broke it.
60 00:03:14,480 00:03:16,040 It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter.
61 00:03:16,120 00:03:17,440 No, look. No, look.
62 00:03:17,520 00:03:20,320 If we lift the wing here, and pull this... If we lift the wing here, and pull this...
63 00:03:20,400 00:03:21,520 [Clicking] [Clicking]
64 00:03:21,600 00:03:23,600 Look, you can... Look, you can...
65 00:03:23,680 00:03:25,560 It will be all right, I think. It will be all right, I think.
66 00:03:33,960 00:03:35,000 [Clicking] [Clicking]
67 00:03:35,080 00:03:36,480 There. There.
68 00:03:36,560 00:03:37,960 [Whistling] [Whistling]
69 00:03:38,040 00:03:39,120 [Chuckling] [Chuckling]
70 00:03:39,800 00:03:42,040 The gods play with us. The gods play with us.
71 00:03:42,120 00:03:44,280 Into talos, his sister's boy, Into talos, his sister's boy,
72 00:03:44,360 00:03:46,680 went all the joy of creation. went all the joy of creation.
73 00:03:46,760 00:03:48,600 The keen eye, and the quick wit, The keen eye, and the quick wit,
74 00:03:48,680 00:03:51,920 as if the 2 children had been born to the wrong parent, as if the 2 children had been born to the wrong parent,
75 00:03:52,000 00:03:55,640 for talos was the kind of son daedalus had dreamed of. for talos was the kind of son daedalus had dreamed of.
76 00:03:57,360 00:03:59,080 Uncle, what's this? Uncle, what's this?
77 00:03:59,160 00:04:01,480 A jawbone of a snake. Why? A jawbone of a snake. Why?
78 00:04:01,560 00:04:03,960 What would happen if you cast this in metal? What would happen if you cast this in metal?
79 00:04:04,040 00:04:06,400 What? What?
80 00:04:06,480 00:04:09,240 [Storyteller] Daedalus watched the boy work, his brilliance, his curiosity, [Storyteller] Daedalus watched the boy work, his brilliance, his curiosity,
81 00:04:09,320 00:04:11,800 the ideas pouring from him. the ideas pouring from him.
82 00:04:11,880 00:04:13,640 Daedalus watched all this, Daedalus watched all this,
83 00:04:13,720 00:04:16,520 and it was like a knife twisting in his heart. and it was like a knife twisting in his heart.
84 00:04:17,640 00:04:19,080 [Talos] Look, uncle, look. [Talos] Look, uncle, look.
85 00:04:23,960 00:04:26,480 He's clever, isn't he? He really is. He's clever, isn't he? He really is.
86 00:04:26,560 00:04:28,800 [Storyteller] And everyday, icarus seemed slower, [Storyteller] And everyday, icarus seemed slower,
87 00:04:28,880 00:04:32,680 more clumsy, more dull against the bright star of his cousin. more clumsy, more dull against the bright star of his cousin.
88 00:04:32,760 00:04:34,320 Sometimes, in the evenings, Sometimes, in the evenings,
89 00:04:34,400 00:04:36,600 daedalus would climb up onto the roof, daedalus would climb up onto the roof,
90 00:04:36,680 00:04:38,880 the boys clambering after him. the boys clambering after him.
91 00:04:38,960 00:04:41,560 And then they would look out over Athens And then they would look out over Athens
92 00:04:41,640 00:04:43,520 and watch the birds. and watch the birds.
93 00:04:43,600 00:04:45,840 And they looked hardest at the vultures, And they looked hardest at the vultures,
94 00:04:45,920 00:04:48,840 watched them glide, circle, watched them glide, circle,
95 00:04:48,920 00:04:51,160 or just hang in the air. or just hang in the air.
96 00:04:51,240 00:04:52,360 [Bird screeching] [Bird screeching]
97 00:04:52,440 00:04:54,080 [Talos] I think what happens is, [Talos] I think what happens is,
98 00:04:54,160 00:04:56,400 the wind goes over both sides of the wings. the wind goes over both sides of the wings.
99 00:04:56,480 00:04:58,200 And the back of the wings go up, And the back of the wings go up,
100 00:04:58,280 00:05:01,080 and the air pushes the bird up. and the air pushes the bird up.
101 00:05:01,160 00:05:02,840 Can we go now? I'm hungry. Can we go now? I'm hungry.
102 00:05:02,920 00:05:05,120 No, stay a little longer. No, stay a little longer.
103 00:05:05,200 00:05:08,280 Every time we look at a bird, or anything in nature, we're learning something. Every time we look at a bird, or anything in nature, we're learning something.
104 00:05:08,360 00:05:10,200 Yes, but, I'm a bit bored. Yes, but, I'm a bit bored.
105 00:05:10,280 00:05:12,280 Oh, go on then, go down and have your supper. Oh, go on then, go down and have your supper.
106 00:05:12,360 00:05:13,480 You, too, nephew. You, too, nephew.
107 00:05:13,560 00:05:15,040 No, I'd rather stay. No, I'd rather stay.
108 00:05:15,120 00:05:16,280 I'll stay if you want. I'll stay if you want.
109 00:05:16,360 00:05:18,000 N-No, don't worry. N-No, don't worry.
110 00:05:18,080 00:05:20,160 I'll stay, I'll stay if you really want. I'll stay, I'll stay if you really want.
111 00:05:20,240 00:05:21,520 [Daedalus] Just go! [Daedalus] Just go!
112 00:05:22,320 00:05:23,920 Look, it's landed. Look, it's landed.
113 00:05:25,600 00:05:29,120 When I look down from the sky, things are small. When I look down from the sky, things are small.
114 00:05:29,200 00:05:32,560 I see fields of corn like raffia bands. I see fields of corn like raffia bands.
115 00:05:32,640 00:05:36,040 People shrink to the size of dogs. People shrink to the size of dogs.
116 00:05:36,120 00:05:38,960 I see you hate your nephew. I see you hate your nephew.
117 00:05:39,040 00:05:40,000 No. No.
118 00:05:40,080 00:05:41,240 Huh?nothing. Huh?nothing.
119 00:05:41,320 00:05:42,960 [Vulture] Well, of course, [Vulture] Well, of course,
120 00:05:43,040 00:05:45,440 he's everything you hoped for in your son, and didn't get. he's everything you hoped for in your son, and didn't get.
121 00:05:45,520 00:05:48,040 You hate him. You hate him.
122 00:05:48,120 00:05:50,440 I'd love to fly, wouldn't you? I'd love to fly, wouldn't you?
123 00:05:50,520 00:05:52,000 Yes. Yes.
124 00:05:52,080 00:05:53,560 [Talos] I dream about it. [Talos] I dream about it.
125 00:05:53,640 00:05:57,760 Do you think it would be possible for us to fly? Do you think it would be possible for us to fly?
126 00:05:57,840 00:05:59,960 I think you could make wings like a bird's. I think you could make wings like a bird's.
127 00:06:00,040 00:06:02,600 Yes. I'd like to try. Yes. I'd like to try.
128 00:06:05,240 00:06:06,360 Is that like flying? Is that like flying?
129 00:06:06,440 00:06:07,880 [Talos] Uncle, no, please. [Talos] Uncle, no, please.
130 00:06:07,960 00:06:10,120 Don't worry, I won't let you fall. Don't worry, I won't let you fall.
131 00:06:10,200 00:06:14,800 In fact, is there something my very, very clever nephew is frightened of? In fact, is there something my very, very clever nephew is frightened of?
132 00:06:14,880 00:06:16,040 [Gasps] [Gasps]
133 00:06:17,400 00:06:18,480 Ah, hold on. Ah, hold on.
134 00:06:18,560 00:06:20,120 [Both screaming] [Both screaming]
135 00:06:20,200 00:06:22,440 Please, please, help me. Please, please, help me.
136 00:06:25,680 00:06:27,200 Talus fell, Talus fell,
137 00:06:27,280 00:06:30,520 twisting and turning like a starfish. twisting and turning like a starfish.
138 00:06:30,600 00:06:32,600 He fell so slowly through the air, He fell so slowly through the air,
139 00:06:32,680 00:06:35,600 it seemed to daedalus he was falling forever. it seemed to daedalus he was falling forever.
140 00:06:35,680 00:06:39,200 That he was never going to land, that he was flying. That he was never going to land, that he was flying.
141 00:06:39,280 00:06:41,360 Then the ground reminded him. Then the ground reminded him.
142 00:06:41,440 00:06:44,720 It came to meet talos, and jolted him asleep. It came to meet talos, and jolted him asleep.
143 00:06:48,200 00:06:49,920 What have I done? What have I done?
144 00:06:54,240 00:06:55,760 He killed him. He killed him.
145 00:06:56,600 00:06:58,360 He killed that little boy. He killed that little boy.
146 00:06:58,440 00:06:59,520 He didn't mean to. He didn't mean to.
147 00:06:59,600 00:07:00,720 He did. He did.
148 00:07:00,800 00:07:02,360 He didn't know what he was doing. He didn't know what he was doing.
149 00:07:02,440 00:07:04,800 It was pain, it was pain. It was pain, it was pain.
150 00:07:04,880 00:07:06,680 It was his heart breaking. It was his heart breaking.
151 00:07:06,760 00:07:09,200 He looked down on the boy's body, He looked down on the boy's body,
152 00:07:09,280 00:07:11,720 if he could've thrown himself off in his place, if he could've thrown himself off in his place,
153 00:07:11,800 00:07:14,680 if he could've wound back those few seconds of madness, if he could've wound back those few seconds of madness,
154 00:07:14,760 00:07:16,040 but he couldn't. but he couldn't.
155 00:07:16,120 00:07:17,560 He couldn't. He couldn't.
156 00:07:19,120 00:07:20,120 [Sighing] [Sighing]
157 00:07:23,960 00:07:25,520 [Daedalus] Son, son, wake up. [Daedalus] Son, son, wake up.
158 00:07:25,600 00:07:27,400 Wake up, we have to leave. Quickly. Wake up, we have to leave. Quickly.
159 00:07:27,480 00:07:29,720 What's happening? What's happening?
160 00:07:29,800 00:07:32,400 I can't explain. I'll explain later. I can't explain. I'll explain later.
161 00:07:32,480 00:07:34,600 Where is talos? Is he coming? Where is talos? Is he coming?
162 00:07:34,680 00:07:36,160 [Sniffing] No. [Sniffing] No.
163 00:07:36,240 00:07:37,880 Are you crying? Are you crying?
164 00:07:38,480 00:07:40,560 Hurry. Hurry.
165 00:07:40,640 00:07:42,840 [Storyteller] And he picked him up and ran like a murderer from the city. [Storyteller] And he picked him up and ran like a murderer from the city.
166 00:07:42,920 00:07:45,240 Father and son traveled through Greece. Father and son traveled through Greece.
167 00:07:45,320 00:07:47,440 Daedalus sold drawings, toys, Daedalus sold drawings, toys,
168 00:07:47,520 00:07:50,240 hired himself out to petty kings and tyrants. hired himself out to petty kings and tyrants.
169 00:07:50,320 00:07:52,760 Squandered his genius on trifles. Squandered his genius on trifles.
170 00:07:52,840 00:07:55,320 And dreaded the nights, dreaded sleep. And dreaded the nights, dreaded sleep.
171 00:07:55,400 00:07:58,720 His dreams full of falling, falling. His dreams full of falling, falling.
172 00:07:58,800 00:08:02,000 They never settled, always moving on, They never settled, always moving on,
173 00:08:02,080 00:08:04,080 always looking over their shoulder, always looking over their shoulder,
174 00:08:04,160 00:08:07,880 until one day, they set sail for the island of crete. until one day, they set sail for the island of crete.
175 00:08:08,680 00:08:10,000 [People chattering] [People chattering]
176 00:08:10,080 00:08:11,600 [Storyteller] And there, in exile, [Storyteller] And there, in exile,
177 00:08:11,680 00:08:15,120 the once great craftsman made children's toys the once great craftsman made children's toys
178 00:08:15,200 00:08:18,760 and sold them in the marketplace of knossos. and sold them in the marketplace of knossos.
179 00:08:18,840 00:08:20,400 [People chattering] [People chattering]
180 00:08:20,480 00:08:22,080 Off they went, Off they went,
181 00:08:22,160 00:08:24,640 the little soldiers marching through the crowds the little soldiers marching through the crowds
182 00:08:24,720 00:08:27,200 and into the hands of a real soldier, and into the hands of a real soldier,
183 00:08:27,280 00:08:31,240 who carried them like precious jewels to his master, who carried them like precious jewels to his master,
184 00:08:31,320 00:08:33,760 minos, king of crete. minos, king of crete.
185 00:08:33,840 00:08:35,320 Daedalus? Daedalus?
186 00:08:35,400 00:08:38,800 All of Greece knows that name. Welcome. All of Greece knows that name. Welcome.
187 00:08:38,880 00:08:42,240 What brings the great inventor to crete, and in rags? What brings the great inventor to crete, and in rags?
188 00:08:42,320 00:08:44,240 Difficult times, lord. Difficult times, lord.
189 00:08:44,320 00:08:46,720 Certain disputes. Travel. Certain disputes. Travel.
190 00:08:46,800 00:08:48,640 This is my son. This is my son.
191 00:08:48,720 00:08:50,760 I wanted him to see more than the olive groves of Athens. I wanted him to see more than the olive groves of Athens.
192 00:08:50,840 00:08:53,760 Yes, yes, but difficult times? Yes, yes, but difficult times?
193 00:08:55,240 00:08:57,160 Oh, that's right. Oh, that's right.
194 00:08:57,240 00:09:00,600 I remember something about a talented boy who fell. Is this right? I remember something about a talented boy who fell. Is this right?
195 00:09:00,680 00:09:02,760 He fell from the roof? Tragic. He fell from the roof? Tragic.
196 00:09:02,840 00:09:05,160 I make no secret of my dislike for your city. I make no secret of my dislike for your city.
197 00:09:05,240 00:09:09,000 Accidents at Athens-- it was an accident? Accidents at Athens-- it was an accident?
198 00:09:09,080 00:09:13,400 Are not my-- but I love this. Clever. Are not my-- but I love this. Clever.
199 00:09:13,480 00:09:16,560 If I wanted something made, something very, very clever, If I wanted something made, something very, very clever,
200 00:09:16,640 00:09:18,720 might I interrupt your travels and bring you here? might I interrupt your travels and bring you here?
201 00:09:18,800 00:09:21,000 Suitably rewarded, of course. Suitably rewarded, of course.
202 00:09:21,080 00:09:23,080 Say no if... Say no if...
203 00:09:23,160 00:09:26,760 I would not say no. I would not say no.
204 00:09:26,840 00:09:30,120 Really? That's-- oh, I do love these. Really? That's-- oh, I do love these.
205 00:09:30,200 00:09:32,520 I'd like-- could they fight each other? I'd like-- could they fight each other?
206 00:09:32,600 00:09:33,600 [Clicking] [Clicking]
207 00:09:33,680 00:09:34,960 2 armies. 2 armies.
208 00:09:35,040 00:09:37,760 Cretans and athenians. Wonderful. Cretans and athenians. Wonderful.
209 00:09:37,840 00:09:41,520 No. My problem is that I have a, No. My problem is that I have a,
210 00:09:42,200 00:09:43,200 a, a,
211 00:09:44,280 00:09:46,080 a creature. a creature.
212 00:09:46,160 00:09:48,800 And I want to build it a cage. And I want to build it a cage.
213 00:09:48,880 00:09:51,680 A cage would not tax me at all. A cage would not tax me at all.
214 00:09:52,800 00:09:55,800 It's a very special creature. It's a very special creature.
215 00:09:55,880 00:09:58,760 It requires a very special cage. It requires a very special cage.
216 00:10:00,280 00:10:02,600 [Minos] It's a curse on my family. [Minos] It's a curse on my family.
217 00:10:02,680 00:10:05,880 But I cannot kill it. That is not to be. But I cannot kill it. That is not to be.
218 00:10:05,960 00:10:07,200 [Minotaur growling] [Minotaur growling]
219 00:10:07,280 00:10:11,160 And its hunger is for human flesh. And its hunger is for human flesh.
220 00:10:11,240 00:10:13,800 There must be no way out of its cage. There must be no way out of its cage.
221 00:10:13,880 00:10:16,520 Use that clever brain to design something. Use that clever brain to design something.
222 00:10:17,960 00:10:20,920 And people say daedalus did use his brain, And people say daedalus did use his brain,
223 00:10:21,000 00:10:24,240 for the maze he built to imprison the monster, the minotaur, for the maze he built to imprison the monster, the minotaur,
224 00:10:24,320 00:10:26,960 was designed like the brain itself. was designed like the brain itself.
225 00:10:27,040 00:10:30,440 And 1,000 years later, it still stands here. And 1,000 years later, it still stands here.
226 00:10:30,520 00:10:31,920 So was minos pleased? So was minos pleased?
227 00:10:32,000 00:10:35,160 Minos was cruel. Minos had 2 secrets. Minos was cruel. Minos had 2 secrets.
228 00:10:35,240 00:10:38,480 Who the minotaur was, and how to get out of the labyrinth. Who the minotaur was, and how to get out of the labyrinth.
229 00:10:38,560 00:10:40,440 Now daedalus knew both of them. Now daedalus knew both of them.
230 00:10:40,520 00:10:43,000 When the monster was taken into its new prison, When the monster was taken into its new prison,
231 00:10:43,080 00:10:45,560 daedalus and icarus were locked in with it. daedalus and icarus were locked in with it.
232 00:10:45,640 00:10:48,800 Down there somewhere. In the heart of the labyrinth. Down there somewhere. In the heart of the labyrinth.
233 00:10:48,880 00:10:51,440 Father, hurry, please. Hurry! Father, hurry, please. Hurry!
234 00:10:51,520 00:10:53,760 3 to the left. 3 to the left.
235 00:10:53,840 00:10:56,000 30, 31... 30, 31...
236 00:10:56,080 00:10:58,360 2, 3... 2, 3...
237 00:10:59,760 00:11:00,800 35. 35.
238 00:11:00,880 00:11:02,520 Father, please, it's catching us! Father, please, it's catching us!
239 00:11:02,600 00:11:04,640 [Bellowing] [Bellowing]
240 00:11:04,720 00:11:08,800 Shh, the labyrinth is full of signs, tricks and illusions. Shh, the labyrinth is full of signs, tricks and illusions.
241 00:11:08,880 00:11:10,680 It can be read like a book. It can be read like a book.
242 00:11:10,760 00:11:14,080 Do you know the only person able to read that book? Do you know the only person able to read that book?
243 00:11:14,600 00:11:15,600 Me. Me.
244 00:11:16,440 00:11:18,360 [Growling] [Growling]
245 00:11:18,440 00:11:20,080 [Storyteller] And with the monster almost upon them, [Storyteller] And with the monster almost upon them,
246 00:11:20,160 00:11:22,160 daedalus struck the wall with the palm of his hand. daedalus struck the wall with the palm of his hand.
247 00:11:22,240 00:11:24,280 A door opened and they ran, A door opened and they ran,
248 00:11:24,360 00:11:26,760 ran for their lives. ran for their lives.
249 00:11:31,880 00:11:34,680 Daedalus and icarus, they had escaped from the labyrinth, Daedalus and icarus, they had escaped from the labyrinth,
250 00:11:34,760 00:11:36,840 and the murderous charge of the minotaur. and the murderous charge of the minotaur.
251 00:11:36,920 00:11:38,240 But now what? But now what?
252 00:11:38,320 00:11:40,000 The ports of crete were heavily guarded. The ports of crete were heavily guarded.
253 00:11:40,080 00:11:42,520 If they were seen, they would certainly be killed. If they were seen, they would certainly be killed.
254 00:11:42,600 00:11:45,600 They were marooned on this cruel island. They were marooned on this cruel island.
255 00:11:45,680 00:11:46,760 [Growling] [Growling]
256 00:11:47,480 00:11:48,720 [Waves lapping] [Waves lapping]
257 00:11:50,200 00:11:51,200 [Thudding] [Thudding]
258 00:11:52,280 00:11:53,440 Look. Look.
259 00:11:55,880 00:11:58,560 I can leave whenever I like. I can leave whenever I like.
260 00:11:58,640 00:12:01,120 I stretch my wings. I stretch my wings.
261 00:12:01,200 00:12:03,560 Don't you think they're well-designed? Don't you think they're well-designed?
262 00:12:03,640 00:12:05,720 Could we fly like talos said? Could we fly like talos said?
263 00:12:06,320 00:12:07,600 Talos is dead. Talos is dead.
264 00:12:08,480 00:12:10,320 How did he fall, father? How did he fall, father?
265 00:12:11,080 00:12:13,000 You killed him. You killed him.
266 00:12:13,080 00:12:14,440 No, no! No, no!
267 00:12:14,520 00:12:15,800 Father. Father.
268 00:12:15,880 00:12:18,440 It was a game. We were playing a flying-- It was a game. We were playing a flying--
269 00:12:18,520 00:12:20,360 you killed him. you killed him.
270 00:12:20,440 00:12:21,880 [Storyteller] And in his rage, [Storyteller] And in his rage,
271 00:12:21,960 00:12:23,280 daedalus flung his blanket over the bird. daedalus flung his blanket over the bird.
272 00:12:23,360 00:12:24,440 Father! Father!
273 00:12:24,520 00:12:26,560 They struggled and fought, They struggled and fought,
274 00:12:26,640 00:12:29,000 until there was a terrible crack in the great bird's neck. until there was a terrible crack in the great bird's neck.
275 00:12:29,080 00:12:30,160 It snapped. It snapped.
276 00:12:30,240 00:12:31,200 [Yells] [Yells]
277 00:12:31,280 00:12:32,560 [Gasping] [Gasping]
278 00:12:32,640 00:12:34,360 Uh, now your brothers will come for you. Uh, now your brothers will come for you.
279 00:12:34,440 00:12:36,480 And we'll have feathers enough, and wings enough. And we'll have feathers enough, and wings enough.
280 00:12:36,560 00:12:37,840 Father. Father.
281 00:12:37,920 00:12:40,720 Wings of our own. Do you hear me, son? Wings of our own. Do you hear me, son?
282 00:12:40,800 00:12:42,520 Wings of our own! Wings of our own!
283 00:12:42,600 00:12:44,680 We will fly! We will fly!
284 00:12:48,680 00:12:50,520 Love him, daedalus, Love him, daedalus,
285 00:12:50,600 00:12:52,480 love him to death. love him to death.
286 00:12:54,400 00:12:56,120 [Storyteller] The next morning, [Storyteller] The next morning,
287 00:12:56,200 00:12:58,120 daedalus trapped more birds and stole their feathers, daedalus trapped more birds and stole their feathers,
288 00:12:58,200 00:13:00,800 found a swarm of bees and stole their hive. found a swarm of bees and stole their hive.
289 00:13:00,880 00:13:04,400 He stuck the feathers to spines of wood with beeswax, He stuck the feathers to spines of wood with beeswax,
290 00:13:04,480 00:13:07,480 molding each feather-tip perfectly together, molding each feather-tip perfectly together,
291 00:13:07,560 00:13:10,080 carefully copying the wings. carefully copying the wings.
292 00:13:10,160 00:13:12,160 More feathers, father. More feathers, father.
293 00:13:12,240 00:13:14,800 Oh, le-le-leave it. Leave them. Oh, le-le-leave it. Leave them.
294 00:13:14,880 00:13:16,640 I'm sorry, I was only trying to help. I'm sorry, I was only trying to help.
295 00:13:16,720 00:13:19,800 Yes, but, uh, it's too important. Yes, but, uh, it's too important.
296 00:13:19,880 00:13:21,320 If it weren't so important-- If it weren't so important--
297 00:13:21,400 00:13:24,520 if I weren't so clumsy. If I was talos... if I weren't so clumsy. If I was talos...
298 00:13:27,240 00:13:28,520 [Creaking] [Creaking]
299 00:13:29,240 00:13:30,880 Now, my son, Now, my son,
300 00:13:30,960 00:13:34,000 please, please, listen to me carefully. please, please, listen to me carefully.
301 00:13:34,080 00:13:36,000 You always think I'm not listening, You always think I'm not listening,
302 00:13:36,080 00:13:37,880 but I am, I really am. but I am, I really am.
303 00:13:38,480 00:13:40,560 Fly behind me, Fly behind me,
304 00:13:40,640 00:13:42,440 and keep close. and keep close.
305 00:13:42,520 00:13:45,200 Don't fly too high, or too low. Don't fly too high, or too low.
306 00:13:45,280 00:13:46,880 If you fly too low, If you fly too low,
307 00:13:46,960 00:13:49,680 the sea spray will weigh down the feathers. the sea spray will weigh down the feathers.
308 00:13:49,760 00:13:51,440 If you fly too high, If you fly too high,
309 00:13:51,520 00:13:53,600 the sun will melt the wax. the sun will melt the wax.
310 00:13:56,360 00:13:57,720 What did I say? What did I say?
311 00:13:57,800 00:14:00,400 If I fly too high, the sun will melt the wax. If I fly too high, the sun will melt the wax.
312 00:14:04,880 00:14:06,600 You're squeezing me. You're squeezing me.
313 00:14:08,240 00:14:10,640 We're not saying goodbye, are we? We're not saying goodbye, are we?
314 00:14:10,720 00:14:13,360 [Storyteller] Daedalus clung to his son on the hill. [Storyteller] Daedalus clung to his son on the hill.
315 00:14:13,440 00:14:15,760 Then he kissed icarus, Then he kissed icarus,
316 00:14:15,840 00:14:18,320 and it seemed as if some great bird was feeding its chick, mouth to mouth, and it seemed as if some great bird was feeding its chick, mouth to mouth,
317 00:14:18,400 00:14:20,520 as birds do. as birds do.
318 00:14:20,600 00:14:23,600 Or that daedalus was willing his knowledge into his clumsy son. Or that daedalus was willing his knowledge into his clumsy son.
319 00:14:23,680 00:14:26,520 Then they turned and ran to the cliff edge Then they turned and ran to the cliff edge
320 00:14:26,600 00:14:29,280 and up, out and away. and up, out and away.
321 00:14:29,360 00:14:32,600 Away from the lands controlled by minos. Away from the lands controlled by minos.
322 00:14:32,680 00:14:33,760 Flying! Flying!
323 00:14:46,880 00:14:49,040 I'm flying, I'm flying. I'm flying, I'm flying.
324 00:14:49,120 00:14:50,560 [Daedalus] Stay close. [Daedalus] Stay close.
325 00:14:50,640 00:14:52,880 Not too low. Not too high. Not too low. Not too high.
326 00:14:53,680 00:14:55,200 Stay close. Stay close.
327 00:14:55,280 00:14:57,000 [Storyteller] But icarus did not stay close. [Storyteller] But icarus did not stay close.
328 00:14:57,080 00:15:00,400 As the earth shrank beneath him, he beat on, As the earth shrank beneath him, he beat on,
329 00:15:00,480 00:15:04,080 up, past clouds, past listening, up, past clouds, past listening,
330 00:15:04,160 00:15:05,600 past promises. past promises.
331 00:15:06,760 00:15:08,520 Icarus flew on alone, Icarus flew on alone,
332 00:15:08,600 00:15:11,480 higher, and higher, and higher. higher, and higher, and higher.
333 00:15:11,560 00:15:13,120 Towards the sun. Towards the sun.
334 00:15:13,200 00:15:15,840 And bead by golden bead, And bead by golden bead,
335 00:15:15,920 00:15:17,760 the wax started to melt. the wax started to melt.
336 00:15:17,840 00:15:19,720 Father, please, help! Father, please, help!
337 00:15:24,720 00:15:26,120 Icarus! Icarus!
338 00:15:26,200 00:15:27,960 Father, please, help! Father, please, help!
339 00:15:29,520 00:15:30,960 [Storyteller] Too late. [Storyteller] Too late.
340 00:15:31,040 00:15:33,040 Icarus fell. Icarus fell.
341 00:15:33,120 00:15:38,200 Fell, down and down, into the sea that bears his name. Fell, down and down, into the sea that bears his name.
342 00:15:38,280 00:15:41,280 Icarus! Icarus!
343 00:15:41,360 00:15:42,680 He died? He died?
344 00:15:43,320 00:15:44,680 He died. He died.
345 00:15:44,760 00:15:46,200 That's terrible. That's terrible.
346 00:15:46,280 00:15:47,880 Why did he fly too high? Why did he fly too high?
347 00:15:47,960 00:15:49,840 He promised he wouldn't fly too high. He promised he wouldn't fly too high.
348 00:15:49,920 00:15:53,560 I think when talos dropped from the sad heights above Athens, I think when talos dropped from the sad heights above Athens,
349 00:15:53,640 00:15:55,600 icarus was already falling. icarus was already falling.
350 00:15:55,680 00:15:58,320 As if a single thread held them all together. As if a single thread held them all together.
351 00:15:58,400 00:16:01,480 Talus fell, icarus fell, Talus fell, icarus fell,
352 00:16:01,560 00:16:02,880 daedalus fell. daedalus fell.
353 00:16:03,520 00:16:04,720 [Waves crashing] [Waves crashing]
354 00:16:11,280 00:16:13,520 I curse my skill. I curse my skill.
355 00:16:14,440 00:16:16,480 I curse minos. I curse minos.
356 00:16:16,560 00:16:18,360 Tyrant! Tyrant!
357 00:16:18,440 00:16:21,760 I curse you, you killed my boy. I curse you, you killed my boy.
358 00:16:23,360 00:16:26,200 I curse the very birds of the air who tempt us. I curse the very birds of the air who tempt us.
359 00:16:26,280 00:16:28,840 I curse the sea's cruel kisses. I curse the sea's cruel kisses.
360 00:16:28,920 00:16:30,640 My son. My son.
361 00:16:31,880 00:16:33,280 [Sobbing] [Sobbing]
362 00:16:34,280 00:16:35,680 My son. My son.
363 00:16:43,640 00:16:47,240 And daedalus buried his dead child in the sand. And daedalus buried his dead child in the sand.
364 00:16:47,320 00:16:50,200 Buried hope, and laughter, and joy. Buried hope, and laughter, and joy.
365 00:16:50,280 00:16:52,640 Laid the clumsy fingers in the ground, Laid the clumsy fingers in the ground,
366 00:16:52,720 00:16:54,880 placed an obol in the foolish mouth, placed an obol in the foolish mouth,
367 00:16:54,960 00:16:57,320 kissed the cold forehead. kissed the cold forehead.
368 00:16:57,400 00:16:59,200 And then daedalus flew, And then daedalus flew,
369 00:16:59,280 00:17:02,320 his tears falling from the sky like rain, his tears falling from the sky like rain,
370 00:17:02,400 00:17:05,760 away from crete, away from danger, away from grief, away from crete, away from danger, away from grief,
371 00:17:05,840 00:17:09,200 north west to sicily, and to king cocalus. north west to sicily, and to king cocalus.
372 00:17:09,280 00:17:12,200 Cocalus was pleased to welcome such a craftsman. Cocalus was pleased to welcome such a craftsman.
373 00:17:12,280 00:17:14,000 And daedalus set to work again. And daedalus set to work again.
374 00:17:14,080 00:17:16,640 But as well as building ships and machines, But as well as building ships and machines,
375 00:17:16,720 00:17:19,560 this time he started to make models. this time he started to make models.
376 00:17:19,640 00:17:22,360 Tiny figures of a winged boy. Tiny figures of a winged boy.
377 00:17:22,440 00:17:24,880 He blamed himself, didn't he? He blamed himself, didn't he?
378 00:17:24,960 00:17:28,200 Daedalus, he blamed himself for everything. Daedalus, he blamed himself for everything.
379 00:17:28,280 00:17:30,000 Yes. Yes.
380 00:17:30,080 00:17:31,720 [Storyteller] He would catch himself at his work table, [Storyteller] He would catch himself at his work table,
381 00:17:31,800 00:17:33,680 in the middle of something quite ordinary, in the middle of something quite ordinary,
382 00:17:33,760 00:17:37,040 gluing a joint, sharpening a tool, with tears falling. gluing a joint, sharpening a tool, with tears falling.
383 00:17:37,120 00:17:39,040 Only children could reach him. Only children could reach him.
384 00:17:39,120 00:17:41,400 The kind king had 2 daughters. The kind king had 2 daughters.
385 00:17:41,480 00:17:43,520 And when they came to visit his workshop, And when they came to visit his workshop,
386 00:17:43,600 00:17:47,520 people said it was the only time the great artist smiled. people said it was the only time the great artist smiled.
387 00:17:48,800 00:17:52,920 I'm so tired. I'm going to sit down. I'm so tired. I'm going to sit down.
388 00:17:53,000 00:17:56,120 I have had such a nice meal, I'm going to burp. I have had such a nice meal, I'm going to burp.
389 00:17:56,200 00:17:57,760 [Burping] [Burping]
390 00:17:57,840 00:18:00,960 Now I'm going to have a sleep. Now I'm going to have a sleep.
391 00:18:03,160 00:18:05,240 You're so clever. You're so clever.
392 00:18:05,320 00:18:06,480 Am I? Am I?
393 00:18:08,880 00:18:10,360 That's funny. That's funny.
394 00:18:10,440 00:18:11,960 A flying boy. A flying boy.
395 00:18:12,040 00:18:14,120 Yes, it is funny, isn't it? Yes, it is funny, isn't it?
396 00:18:16,160 00:18:17,920 I had a little boy. I had a little boy.
397 00:18:18,600 00:18:20,200 But he died. But he died.
398 00:18:20,280 00:18:21,920 And it was my fault. And it was my fault.
399 00:18:23,000 00:18:25,120 Not so very clever, after all, eh? Not so very clever, after all, eh?
400 00:18:25,200 00:18:26,600 [Daedalus sighing] [Daedalus sighing]
401 00:18:26,680 00:18:30,000 Not just my fault. There was a cruel king, too. Not just my fault. There was a cruel king, too.
402 00:18:30,080 00:18:31,920 A vile tyrant. A vile tyrant.
403 00:18:32,880 00:18:34,520 [Storyteller grunts] [Storyteller grunts]
404 00:18:34,600 00:18:36,800 There was unfinished business between daedalus and minos. There was unfinished business between daedalus and minos.
405 00:18:36,880 00:18:40,200 Daedalus blamed minos for the death of his son. Daedalus blamed minos for the death of his son.
406 00:18:40,280 00:18:42,400 Minos wanted daedalus dead, too. Minos wanted daedalus dead, too.
407 00:18:42,480 00:18:44,120 He knew too many secrets. He knew too many secrets.
408 00:18:44,200 00:18:46,480 Minos would not rest until he found him. Minos would not rest until he found him.
409 00:18:46,560 00:18:50,000 He brooded on ways to tempt daedalus from his hiding. He brooded on ways to tempt daedalus from his hiding.
410 00:18:50,080 00:18:51,840 He took this shell He took this shell
411 00:18:51,920 00:18:53,840 from kingdom to kingdom. from kingdom to kingdom.
412 00:18:53,920 00:18:56,360 ª[booming] ª[booming]
413 00:18:57,280 00:18:58,440 Put your ear to that. Put your ear to that.
414 00:18:58,520 00:18:59,720 No, it might be dirty. No, it might be dirty.
415 00:18:59,800 00:19:01,760 Put your ear to it. Put your ear to it.
416 00:19:01,840 00:19:04,880 [Minos] I am minos, lord of crete, [Minos] I am minos, lord of crete,
417 00:19:04,960 00:19:06,600 emperor of knossos, emperor of knossos,
418 00:19:06,680 00:19:10,920 ruler of all the seas between Greece and Egypt. ruler of all the seas between Greece and Egypt.
419 00:19:11,000 00:19:14,480 This is a triton shell. This is a triton shell.
420 00:19:14,560 00:19:18,080 100s and 1,000s of tiny passages. 100s and 1,000s of tiny passages.
421 00:19:18,160 00:19:21,000 This is a fine thread This is a fine thread
422 00:19:21,080 00:19:24,400 from the dress of my queen, queen pasiphae. from the dress of my queen, queen pasiphae.
423 00:19:24,480 00:19:28,960 If anyone can pass the thread through the shell, If anyone can pass the thread through the shell,
424 00:19:29,040 00:19:30,920 this treasure is theirs. this treasure is theirs.
425 00:19:42,600 00:19:45,040 [Daedalus] Nature makes such clever things. [Daedalus] Nature makes such clever things.
426 00:19:45,120 00:19:47,000 Hey, where are you going? Hey, where are you going?
427 00:19:47,080 00:19:48,800 When I was in crete, When I was in crete,
428 00:19:48,880 00:19:52,560 I designed a prison for king minos, like a maze. I designed a prison for king minos, like a maze.
429 00:19:52,640 00:19:54,280 This shell is like a maze. This shell is like a maze.
430 00:19:54,360 00:19:56,200 That's honey.That's right. That's honey.That's right.
431 00:19:56,280 00:19:58,320 Ants like sweet things. Ants like sweet things.
432 00:19:58,400 00:19:59,680 What are you doing? What are you doing?
433 00:19:59,760 00:20:02,000 Well, if he doesn't have his thread, Well, if he doesn't have his thread,
434 00:20:02,080 00:20:04,560 he'll never be able to find his way back. he'll never be able to find his way back.
435 00:20:04,640 00:20:07,200 Now, in you go. Now, in you go.
436 00:20:07,280 00:20:08,560 Breakfast. Breakfast.
437 00:20:12,560 00:20:15,200 The reward is yours, king cocalus. The reward is yours, king cocalus.
438 00:20:15,280 00:20:17,760 Clever. Clever.
439 00:20:17,840 00:20:20,800 [Minos] There is only one man in Greece who could do this. [Minos] There is only one man in Greece who could do this.
440 00:20:20,880 00:20:23,480 The man who designed the labyrinth of knossos, The man who designed the labyrinth of knossos,
441 00:20:23,560 00:20:25,360 who killed his nephew. who killed his nephew.
442 00:20:25,440 00:20:27,960 The wandering genius, daedalus. The wandering genius, daedalus.
443 00:20:28,040 00:20:29,920 The man who can fly. The man who can fly.
444 00:20:30,880 00:20:32,200 Where is he? Where is he?
445 00:20:32,280 00:20:34,120 There are 12 ships in the harbor, There are 12 ships in the harbor,
446 00:20:34,200 00:20:35,560 armed and ready to fight, armed and ready to fight,
447 00:20:35,640 00:20:38,240 weapons fashioned by your engineer. weapons fashioned by your engineer.
448 00:20:38,320 00:20:40,160 Give him up to me. Give him up to me.
449 00:20:41,480 00:20:43,600 Is king minos taking you away? Is king minos taking you away?
450 00:20:43,680 00:20:44,720 Yes. Yes.
451 00:20:44,800 00:20:46,520 We don't want him to. We don't want him to.
452 00:20:46,600 00:20:48,200 What will he do to you? What will he do to you?
453 00:20:48,280 00:20:50,160 [Daedalus] I am king minos. [Daedalus] I am king minos.
454 00:20:50,240 00:20:52,880 I silence mouths that speak. I silence mouths that speak.
455 00:20:52,960 00:20:55,920 I blind eyes that see. I blind eyes that see.
456 00:20:56,000 00:20:59,160 I execute enemies. I execute enemies.
457 00:20:59,240 00:21:02,400 Oh, no, was he killed? Did minos have him killed? Oh, no, was he killed? Did minos have him killed?
458 00:21:02,480 00:21:03,760 He planned to. He planned to.
459 00:21:03,840 00:21:05,600 He took a bath before the feast, He took a bath before the feast,
460 00:21:05,680 00:21:08,800 smug at his skill in luring daedalus from hiding, smug at his skill in luring daedalus from hiding,
461 00:21:08,880 00:21:10,600 planning the execution. planning the execution.
462 00:21:10,680 00:21:14,080 But as minos lay there, the steam surrounding him, But as minos lay there, the steam surrounding him,
463 00:21:14,160 00:21:16,720 in a bath daedalus had designed, in a bath daedalus had designed,
464 00:21:16,800 00:21:19,000 daedalus made his own plans. daedalus made his own plans.
465 00:21:19,080 00:21:21,120 And he was the master of plans. And he was the master of plans.
466 00:21:21,200 00:21:23,760 I bet this involves a really clever machine. I bet this involves a really clever machine.
467 00:21:23,840 00:21:25,160 No. No.
468 00:21:25,240 00:21:26,720 No machines. No machines.
469 00:21:27,360 00:21:28,880 Just water. Just water.
470 00:21:28,960 00:21:32,600 Water heated in a caldron, over a fire. Water heated in a caldron, over a fire.
471 00:21:37,480 00:21:39,840 [Storyteller] Daedalus had designed the bath house. [Storyteller] Daedalus had designed the bath house.
472 00:21:39,920 00:21:43,200 He knew every pipe and channel, every sluice and drain. He knew every pipe and channel, every sluice and drain.
473 00:21:43,280 00:21:45,520 When the water in the caldron was boiling, When the water in the caldron was boiling,
474 00:21:45,600 00:21:47,520 he emptied it into the pipes. he emptied it into the pipes.
475 00:21:48,400 00:21:50,600 [Minos screaming] [Minos screaming]
476 00:21:53,040 00:21:54,680 He boiled him? He boiled him?
477 00:21:55,920 00:21:57,760 Water took his son from him. Water took his son from him.
478 00:21:57,840 00:21:59,640 Water killed the king. Water killed the king.
479 00:21:59,720 00:22:03,480 But there's no peace in vengeance, no rest in revenge. But there's no peace in vengeance, no rest in revenge.
480 00:22:03,560 00:22:05,880 [Storyteller] Daedalus survived. [Storyteller] Daedalus survived.
481 00:22:05,960 00:22:07,840 But sometimes he wished he hadn't. But sometimes he wished he hadn't.
482 00:22:07,920 00:22:10,960 Sometimes, as he sat in his workshop, day upon day, Sometimes, as he sat in his workshop, day upon day,
483 00:22:11,040 00:22:13,120 staring at nothing, staring at nothing,
484 00:22:13,200 00:22:16,200 he wished he'd gone back to crete and a quick death, he wished he'd gone back to crete and a quick death,
485 00:22:16,280 00:22:18,680 not the slow dying inside. not the slow dying inside.
486 00:22:41,360 00:22:42,720 Daedalus. Daedalus.
487 00:22:42,800 00:22:44,600 The man who could make anything, The man who could make anything,
488 00:22:44,680 00:22:46,880 except a way to turn back time, except a way to turn back time,
489 00:22:46,960 00:22:49,000 a way to change the past, a way to change the past,
490 00:22:49,080 00:22:52,800 a way to turn solid stone into flesh. a way to turn solid stone into flesh.
491 00:22:54,280 00:22:55,840 [Rumbling] [Rumbling]
492 00:22:55,920 00:22:57,240 [Dog barking] [Dog barking]
493 00:23:05,680 00:23:06,920 [Storyteller] Look. [Storyteller] Look.
494 00:23:07,960 00:23:08,920 Look. Look.