Who are Daedalus and Icarus?

Daedalus was a clever inventor, the creator of many things including the Labyrinth (the Minotaur's prison). Eventually, that's where he was imprisoned as well, and he made it so cunningly that even he couldn't find his way out.

Icarus was the son of Daedalus. Daedalus had come up with a plan to escape; by taking to the skies. He created two pairs of wings that would be stuck to their backs with wax. He warned his son not to fly too close to the sun, or the wax would melt and he would fall. Of course, filled with the exhilaration of flying, he did just that and fell to his death.