Daedalus
In Greek mythology, Daedalus (, ; Greek: Δαίδαλος; Latin: ''Daedalus''; Etruscan: ''Taitale'') was a skillful architect and craftsman, seen as a symbol of wisdom, knowledge and power. He is the father of Icarus, the uncle of Perdix, a ...
was a figure in Greek mythology.
Daedalus or Daedelus may also refer to:
Literature
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Stephen Dedalus or Daedalus, the hero of
James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of ...
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
''A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'' is the first novel of Irish writer James Joyce. A ''Künstlerroman'' written in a modernist style, it traces the religious and intellectual awakening of young Stephen Dedalus, Joyce's fictional al ...
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Ulysses''.
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''Daedalus'' (novel), a 2003 ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' novel.
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Daedalus; or, Science and the Future'', a book by J. B. S. Haldane, 1924
Entertainment
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Daedalus (band), an Italian progressive metal band
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Daedelus (musician)
Alfred Darlington (born Alfred Weisberg-Roberts, October 31, 1977), better known by their stage name Daedelus, is an American record producer based in Los Angeles, California. They are a part of the groups The Long Lost and Adventure Time. They ...
(Alfred Weisberg-Roberts, born 1977), American musician and producer
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''Daedalus'' (sculpture), public art work by Charles Ginnever
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''Daedalus'' (''Stargate''), a spacecraft in ''Stargate SG-1''
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"Daedalus" (''Star Trek: Enterprise''), an episode of the TV series
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Daedalus (''Deus Ex'' character), in the video game
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Daedalus (fictional inventor), created by ''New Scientist'' columnist David E. H. Jones
Science
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Daedalus (crater)
Daedalus is a prominent Impact crater, crater located near the center of the far side of the Moon. The inner wall is wiktionary:terrace, terraced, and there is a cluster of central peaks on the relatively flat floor. Because of its location (sh ...
, on the far side of the Moon
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''Daedalus'' (journal), of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Daedalus (trace fossil)
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1864 Daedalus
1864 Daedalus, provisional designation , is a stony asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 March 1971, by Dutch–American astronomer Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory, ...
, an asteroid
Transportation
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''Daedalus'' (yacht)
* , the name of several ships and shore establishments
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* Daedalus, a merchant ship that took part in the
Vancouver Expedition
The Vancouver Expedition (1791–1795) was a four-and-a-half-year voyage of exploration and diplomacy, commanded by Captain George Vancouver of the Royal Navy. The British expedition circumnavigated the globe and made contact with five continen ...
(1791–1795)
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Daedalus Flight Pack
The Daedalus Flight Pack is a jet suit capable of flying, hovering and powered jumps. It was created by British inventor Richard Browning, an athlete and Royal Marine Reservist. The Daedalus is different from other manned portable flight packs i ...
, a British jet pack
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MIT Daedalus
The MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics Department's Daedalus was a human-powered aircraftJohn McIntyreMan's Greatest Flight, ''AeroModeller'', August 1988 (in files of Royal Aeronautical Society Human Powered Aircraft Group) (accessed Nov. 13 2012 ...
, an American human-powered aircraft
Other
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Daedalus (horse), winner of the 1794 Epsom Derby
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Daedalus Books, an American book seller
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Daedalus Reef
See also
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Dedalus (disambiguation)
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Daedalus Project (disambiguation)
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