And like Icarus - Henri Verneuil, 1979 Icarus was imprisoned by Minos in a labyrinth, he escaped thanks to the wings he made, attaching them to his back with wax. But during the flight he approached the sun so carelessly that its heat melted the wax. He lost his wings and fell into the sea. Of course, any myth has a meaning that should be extracted from folklore: if the sun is believed to be a symbol of truth, then Icarus burned his wings because he came too close to the true truth.