THE ISLAND OF ICARUS
The island of Ikaria takes its name from the mythological figure of Icarus, the man who flew too close to the sun. According to the legend, Icarus was the son of Dedalus, the Athenian craftsman who designed the Minotaur’s Labyrinth in Knossos, Crete. The terrifying king Minos of Crete, the same who ordered the construction …