Daedalus

noun

Dae·​da·​lus ˈde-də-ləs  ˈdē- 

: the legendary builder of the Cretan labyrinth who makes wings to enable himself and his son Icarus to escape imprisonment

Daedalian adjective

or Daedalean

di-ˈdāl-yən 

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek Daidalos

First Known Use

1546, in the meaning defined above