Question

the myth of daedalus and icarus by ovid
ovid (43 bce - 18 ce) was a roman poet best known for the metamorphoses, which remains an important source of classical mythology and is one of the most influential works in western culture. in this excerpt, daedalus, a skilled inventor, has been trapped (which on the island of crete by its king, minos, to prevent his knowledge of the labyrinth (which he designed) from spreading to the public. because the king controls all sea vessels, daedalus and his son, icarus, attempt to escape the island by flying.
meanwhile daedalus, hating crete, and his long exile, and filled with a desire to stand on his native soil, was imprisoned by the waves. he may thwart our escape by land or sea he said but the sky is surely open to us: we will go that way. minos rules everything but he does not rule the heavens. so saying he applied his thought to new invention and altered the natural order of things. he laid down lines of feathers, beginning with the smallest, following the shorter with longer ones, so that you might think they had grown like that, on a slant. in that way, long ago, the rustic pan - pipes were graduated, with lengthening reeds. then he fastened them together with thread at the middle, and beeswax at the base, and, when he had arranged them, he flexed each one into a gentle curve, so that they imitated real bird’s wings.
1 the island where daedalus and his son, icarus, are imprisoned
2 the state of being sent to live in another country that is not your own, especially for political reasons or as a punishment
3 the king of crete
4 a type of musical instrument made up of connected tubes of different lengths
5 in this case, graduated means “arranged in successive steps”
1 how does daedalus plan to escape the island of crete? what does he invent for this purpose?

Explanation:

Daedalus plans to escape by flying as he believes the sky is open to him since Minos doesn't rule the heavens. He invents wings made of feathers fastened with thread and beeswax, arranged in a way to imitate real bird - wings.

Answer:

Daedalus plans to escape the island of Crete by flying. He invents wings made of feathers fastened together with thread at the middle and beeswax at the base, arranged to imitate real bird's wings.