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edettethegreat:

> edettethegreat:

> > I’m reading all about Icarus for AP Lit, and Minos’s plan for finding Daedalus post his escape is so funny.

> > His entire plan is “Well. Daedalus is smart. So if I make up a riddle and tell it to the whole nation, whichever town solves it first is the town Daedalus is hiding in”

> > Like. No. Minos. Did you forget that if the riddle was easy enough for you yourself to make up, it might not be the best one to use?

> > BUT THE PLAN WORKS ANYWAY.

> > So yeah. In conclusion, Minos’s plan is dumb but it’s hilarious and works and I love it

> Update: Minos goes to the town to capture Daedalus, but the local king was like nope and killed Minos instead.

> So his plan worked but he failed anyway

Daedalus casually tries to kills a child because he’s jealous that the child is smart.

Luckily the child was magically turned into a bird, so everything’s ok