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Why did the famous Athenian Daedalus flee from his native city?

The most capable student of the famous Athenian craftsman Daedalus was Talos, the son of his sister. Even at the age of twelve, Talos surpassed his mentor in the art of blacksmithing.

Having once picked up a snake's jaw (some say - a fish spine) and making sure that they can saw through a wooden stick, and then making an iron copy of the jaw (spine), Talos invented the saw. With this and his other inventions, among which were the potter's wheel and compasses, Talos earned great prestige in Athens.

Daedalus, who claimed that he himself forged the first saw, began to experience unbearable envy for his nephew. Inviting Talos to the roof of the temple of Athena, ostensibly to enjoy the views, he unexpectedly pushed his nephew down. For this murder, the Areopagus forever expelled Daedalus from the city, and the master had to flee to Crete, where King Minos sheltered him.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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