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  • The Tragic Story of the Fall of Icarus

    01/18/2026 3:06:59 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 12 replies
    Greek Reporter ^ | January 18, 2026 | Gabi Ancarola
    The story of Icarus is one of those legends of Greek mythology that fascinates audiences because of Icarus’ desire to transgress human boundaries, thus culminating in tragic consequences. The tale of Daedalus and Icarus in Greek mythology is the story of a father and a son who used wings to escape from the island of Crete. Icarus was the young man who fell from the sky when the wax that fastened his wings to his body melted as a result of the heat of the sun. The story of Icarus begins on Crete The legend of the mythological Icarus is...
  • Indiana Boy Wins U.S. Spelling Bee, Runner-Up Faints

    06/03/2004 7:33:34 PM PDT · by snopercod · 23 replies · 2,746+ views
    Reuters ^ | June 3, 2004 | Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a new definition of a fainting spell, the runner-up in the National Spelling Bee apparently fainted on Thursday when asked to spell "alopecoid" in the contest eventually won by a 14-year-old Indiana boy. Akshay Buddiga, 13, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, recovered enough to spell the word correctly and continued into the championship round, but he stood out from the crowd by spelling from a seated position, unlike the other competitors, who remained standing as they spelled. Buddiga lost on the word "schwarmerei," a German term that means adulation. He got plenty of that and a standing...