The inventor Daedalus was to be punished for betraying King Minos. To escape the king's island, Daedalus created wax wings for himself and his son, Icarus. He warned Icarus not to fly too close to the sun, because it would melt his wings. Icarus was so excited to be flying and free that he began to fly high in the sky and then low toward the sea. In his excitement, he flew too close to the sun, and his wings melted. He plummeted to the ocean and drowned. What element of a myth does this story contain?
a story of gods and goddesses
an explanation of where people and nature come from
a lesson about how people should behave
an explanation of where a tradition comes from