Friday, October 10, 2008

The Fifth Wall(Four Winds)

Mythology. What can I say about it? Well whenever I hear someone mention it I usually think about Zeus, Hades, Athene and all the other Greek gods, and for some reason it also makes me think about the Bright Eyes song Four Winds. It also makes me think about a lot of urban legends such as The Devils Tower and The New Jersey Devil. It also makes me think about some of the Egyptian gods, which I don't know if people realize this but they are essentially myths as well.
My favorite myth is the story of Icarus. It is a story about how Icarus and his father Daedalus tried to escape prison. His father was a craftsman and built the two of them a pair of wings made out of clay. When they try to fly away the wings seem to be working well until Icarus decides to fly up higher closer to the sun. As he goes up higher the wings start to melt. Daedalus warns his sun to go down but Icarus doesn't listen. In the end Icarus' wings melt and he falls to his death. It's a very pleasant story, isn't it?
Well that's all for now people, GOODBYE!

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