Icarus In Greek mythology, Icarus (; grc, Ἴκαρος, Íkaros, ) was the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, the architect of the labyrinth of Crete. After Theseus, king of Athens and enemy of Minos, escaped from the labyrinth, King Minos sus ...

is a character in Greek mythology. Icarus or Ikarus may also refer to:

People

* Roger Squires (born 1932), crossword compiler who has used the pseudonym Icarus *

Icarus (wrestler) Ronald Grams (born July 26, 1982) is an American professional wrestler. He is known for his 18-year tenure with the Chikara professional wrestling promotion, under the name Icarus since 2002, where he is a former Grand Champion, Campeon de Pare ...

(born 1982), wrestler with the Chikara organization

Places

Icarus (island) Icaria, also spelled Ikaria ( el, Ικαρία), is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, 10 nautical miles (19 km) southwest of Samos. According to tradition, it derives its name from Icarus, the son of Daedalus in Greek mythology, who w ...

, in the Aegean Sea *

Ikaros (Failaka Island) Ikaros ( gr, Ἴκαρος) was the Hellenistic name for what is now the Failaka Island of Kuwait. It is located southeast of the spot where the Tigris and Euphrates empty into the Persian Gulf. For thousands of years, the island served as a str ...

, in the Persian Gulf

Aviation

Aircraft

* Icarus I, Icarus II and Icarus V, series of rigid-wing hang gliders designed by Taras Kiceniuk, Jr. *

Ikarus C42 The Ikarus C42 is a two-seat, fixed tricycle gear, general aviation microlight aircraft, manufactured in Germany by Comco Ikarus. It is used primarily for flight training, touring and personal flying. Design and development The Ikarus C4 ...

, a microlight aircraft *

Ikarus IK-2 The Ikarus IK-2 was a 1930s high-wing, single-seat, monoplane fighter aircraft of Yugoslav design built for the Royal Yugoslav Army Air Force. The IK-2 was designed by French-trained engineers Kosta Sivčev and Ljubomir Ilić, who saw the desira ...

, the most notable indigenous Yugoslav aircraft of the 1930s and World War II era * Icarus, a prototype space rescue vehicle tested by

Aleksandr Serebrov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Serebrov (russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Серебро́в, 15 February 1944 – 12 November 2013) was a Soviet cosmonaut. He graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (1967), ...

Aviation businesses and organizations

* Ikarus Drachen Tomas Pellicci, a German hang glider manufacturer * Icaro Air, an Ecuadorian airline * Icarus School, a military aviation academy * Icarus, a Greek airline that preceded

Olympic Airlines Olympic Airlines ( el, Ολυμπιακές Αερογραμμές, ''Olympiakés Aerogrammés'' – OA), formerly named Olympic Airways for at least four decades, was the flag carrier airline of Greece. The airline's head office was located ...

* Ikarus, a Yugoslav aircraft manufacturer later renamed

Ikarbus Ikarbus a.d. (''Ikarbus - Fabrika autobusa i specijalnih vozila a.d.'') is a Serbian bus manufacturer based in Zemun. It was originally established as an aircraft manufacturer in 1923, under the name Ikarus. In 1954, it commenced bus production ...

Other uses in aviation

* Coupe Icare ("Icarus Cup"), a flight festival

Other businesses and organizations

Icarus Project The Icarus Project (2002-2020) was a network of peer-support groups and media projects with the stated aim of changing the language and culture of what gets called mental health and mental illness. The name is derived from Icarus, a hero in Greek ...

, a mental health organization * Icarus Theatre Collective, a British theatre company *

Ikarus (Hungarian company) Ikarus was a bus manufacturer based in Budapest and Székesfehérvár, Hungary. It was established in 1895 as Imre Uhry's Blacksmith Workshop and Coach Factory ''( hun.: Uhry Imre Kovács- és Kocsigyártó Üzeme)'' and during the Communist e ...

, a Hungarian bus manufacturer *

, a Serbian bus manufacturer formerly known as Ikarus *

Icarus Football Icarus is a football kit (association football), kit and apparel brand based out of Philadelphia, USA. Icarus was created to provide clubs with original and creative jerseys that represent their identity. Since its inception in 2017, Icarus has ...

, an association football kit & sportswear brand

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Icarus'' (''Planet of the Apes''), a spacecraft in the ''Planet of the Apes'' franchise * Icarus Base, a place in the series ''Stargate Universe'' * Icarus, an orbital superweapon in the James Bond film ''

Die Another Day ''Die Another Day'' is a 2002 spy film and the twentieth film in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It was produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, and directed by Lee Tamahori. The fourth and final film st ...

'' * ''Icarus I'', and ''Icarus II'', spacecraft in ''

Sunshine Sunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, in particular infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light. On Earth, sunlight is scattered and filtered through Earth's atmosphere, and is obvious as daylight when ...

'' * ''Icarus'' (2010 film) (also ''The Killing Machine''), an action film * ''Icarus'' (2017 film), a documentary film by Bryan Fogel * "Icarus" (''Scandal''), an episode of the TV series ''Scandal'' * "Icarus", the eleventh episode of ''Smallville'', Season 10 * "Icarus", the seventh episode of '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent''

Fictional characters

Icarus (comics) Icarus Icarus (Joshua "Jay" Guthrie) is a mutant superhero. He was a member of the student body at the Xavier Institute and a member of the New Mutants training squad. Jay was the son of Thomas and Lucinda Guthrie. Thomas dies early in Jay's lif ...

, a Marvel Comics character * Icarus, a mecha in ''

Chōjin Sentai Jetman is a Japanese tokusatsu television series produced by Toei Company and Bandai. It is the fifteenth entry of the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries, following the previous series ''Chikyu Sentai Fiveman''. The series aired on TV Asahi on February 15, 199 ...

'' * Icarus, a ''Deus Ex'' character * Icarus, a character in '' Hercules: The Animated Series'' * Icarus, a character in '' Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland'' * Ikaros, a character in ''

Heaven's Lost Property , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Suu Minazuki. The plot revolves around Tomoki Sakurai, a boy who desires to live a peaceful life but encounters a fallen girl with wings, named Ikaros, who becomes his servant. The ...

'' * Icarus, a primary character based on the Greek myth in the Cirque du Soleil show ''

Varekai Varekai was a Cirque du Soleil touring production that premiered in Montréal in April 2002. Its title means "wherever" in the Romani language, and the show is an "acrobatic tribute to the nomadic soul". The show begins with the Greek myth of Ica ...

Music

Icaro Icaro ( qu, ikaro) is a South American indigenous colloquialism for magic song. Today, this term is commonly used to describe the medicine songs performed in '' vegetal'' ceremonies, especially by shamans in ayahuasca ceremonies. It is also c ...

s, shamanic medicine songs *

Icarus (band) Icarus are a British band from London, England, specializing in electronic drum and bass with elements of experimental jazz and rich instrumentation. Formed in 1997 by cousins Ollie Bown and Sam Britton, the band's music has been described by ...

, a band from London, England

Albums

* ''Icarus'' (The Forms album), 2003 * ''Icarus'' (Chicosci album), 2004 * ''Icarus'' (Paul Winter Consort album), 1972 * '' Icarus EP'', a 2011 EP by Periphery * ''Icaro'', an album by

Renato Zero Renato Fiacchini (born 30 September 1950), known by the stage name Renato Zero (), is an Italian singer, songwriter, producer, dancer and actor whose career spans from the 1960s to the 2020s. Zero is the only artist to have reached the top of th ...

* ''Icarus'' (Cryalot EP), 2022

Songs

* "Icarus" (Greeeen song), 2015 * "Icarus" (Madeon song), 2012 * "Icarus" (R3hab song), 2016 * "Icarus", a song by Alesana on the album '' On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax'' * "Icarus", a song by Flutlicht * "Icarus", a song by Santigold on the album '' Top Ranking'' * "Icarus", a song by Jason Webley on the album '' Only Just Beginning'' * "Ikarus", a song by Unheilig on ''

Phosphor A phosphor is a substance that exhibits the phenomenon of luminescence; it emits light when exposed to some type of radiant energy. The term is used both for fluorescent or phosphorescent substances which glow on exposure to ultraviolet or ...

'' * "Icarus", a song by

Bastille The Bastille (, ) was a fortress in Paris, known formally as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France. It was stor ...

on the album '' Bad Blood'' * "Icarus", a song by Ralph Towner on the album ''

Diary A diary is a written or audiovisual record with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. Diaries have traditionally been handwritten but are now also often digital. A personal ...

'' * "Icarus - Borne on Wings of Steel", a song by Kansas on the album ''

Masque The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment that flourished in 16th- and early 17th-century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the intermedio (a public version of the masque was the pageant). A mas ...

'' * "Icarus", a song by JJ Project on the EP ''

Verse 2 ''Verse 2'' is the first extended play by South Korean male duo JJ Project. It was released on July 31, 2017 under JYP Entertainment and incorporates a variety of genres like pop, hip-hop and rock. The album contains eight tracks, with two only ...

'', 2017 * "Icarus", a song by Eden on the album ''

vertigo Vertigo is a condition where a person has the sensation of movement or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. This may be associated with nausea, vomiting, sweating, or difficulties ...

'' * "Icarus", a song by Monkey3 on the album ''The 5th Sun'', 2013 * "Ikarus", a song by

Diary of Dreams Diary of Dreams is a German darkwave band. The lead singer and founding member Adrian Hates has produced most of the albums by himself or with minimal help from others. He rarely uses a full band, except when on tour. History Adrian Hates is a ...

on the album ''Grau im Licht'', 2015 * "Icarus", a song by Emma Blackery from the 2018 album ''

Villains A villain (also known as a "black hat" or "bad guy"; the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction. ''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'' defines such a character ...

'' * "Icarus", a song by

Starset Starset is an American rock band from Columbus, Ohio, formed by Dustin Bates in 2013. They released their debut album, '' Transmissions'', in 2014 and their second album, ''Vessels'', on January 20, 2017. The band has found success in expanding ...

on the album '' Horizons'', 2021

Other media

* ''Icarus'' (magazine), a Trinity College student publication * ''Icarus'' (sculpture), 1973 by Michael Ayrton

Software and video games

* ''Icarus'' (video game), a sci-fi survival video game developed by RocketWerkz *

Ikarus (typography software) Ikarus is a type design and production software developed by URW foundry, for converting existing typefaces and logos into digital format for use on computer driven printing, plotting and sign cutting devices. It was licensed by major foundries su ...

, a type design and production software developed by URW foundry * Ikarus (Scheme implementation), a free software optimizing incremental compiler for R6RS Scheme *

Icarus Verilog Icarus Verilog is an implementation of the Verilog hardware description language compiler that generates netlists in the desired format (EDIF). It supports the 1995, 2001 and 2005 versions of the standard, portions of SystemVerilog, and some exte ...

, an implementation of the Verilog hardware description language * ''

BioShock Infinite ''BioShock Infinite'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K Games. The third installment in the BioShock (series), ''BioShock'' series, ''Infinite'' was released worldwide for the Microsoft Window ...

'', codenamed "Project Icarus" during development * Ikarus (chess), a computer chess program

Science and technology

Space

1566 Icarus 1566 Icarus ( ; ''provisional designation'': ) is a large near-Earth object of the Apollo group and the lowest numbered potentially hazardous asteroid. It has is an extremely eccentric orbit (0.83) and measures approximately in diameter. In 196 ...

, an asteroid *

ICARUS experiment ICARUS (Imaging Cosmic And Rare Underground Signals) is a physics experiment aimed at studying neutrinos. It was located at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) where it started operations in 2010. After completion of its operations there ...

, a neutrino detector at Gran Sasso National Laboratory, Italy *

Icarus (crater) Icarus is a lunar impact crater that lies on the Moon's far side. It is located to the west of the huge walled plain Korolev, and less than two crater diameters to the east of the crater Daedalus In Greek mythology, Daedalus (, ; Greek: ...

, on the Moon * ''Icarus'' (journal), a planetary science journal * Icarus (star), most distant individual star detected (as of April 2018) *

IKAROS IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun) is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) experimental spacecraft. The spacecraft was launched on 20 May 2010, aboard an H-IIA rocket, together with the ''Akatsuki'' (V ...

, an interplanetary unmanned solar sail spacecraft *

Project Icarus (interstellar) Project Icarus is a theoretical engineering design study aimed at designing a credible, mainly nuclear fusion-based, unmanned interstellar space probe. ''Project Icarus'' was an initiative of members of the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) a ...

, a design study of an interstellar spacecraft based on Project Daedalus * Project Icarus (photography) (2009), a project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Other uses in science and technology

* ''Icarus'' (plant), a fern genus * ICARUS Initiative, an international project studying the migration routes of flying animals * IKZF1, a protein in humans that is encoded by the IKZF genes of the Ikaros family zinc finger group

Other uses

* HMS ''Icarus'', the name of several ships * , a patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard * Ikarus, a restaurant in

Hangar-7 Hangar-7 is a building in Salzburg, Austria, hosting a collection of historical airplanes, helicopters and Formula One racing cars, and serving as home for the Flying Bulls, a private aircraft fleet stationed in Salzburg. Hangar-7 is owned by R ...

in Salzburg, Austria *

Icarus affair The was an incident involving the murder of two Royal Navy sailors in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1867, leading to increased diplomatic tensions between the United Kingdom and the Bakumatsu period Tokugawa shogunate. On 5 August Robert Ford and John Hutc ...

, an incident involving the 1867 murder of two British sailors in Nagasaki * Operation Ikarus, a World War II German plan to invade Iceland