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Icarus must die | Greek Mythology Poems

  • Writer: Chris Zachariou
    Chris Zachariou
  • Aug 6, 2022
  • 1 min read

Updated: Sep 15, 2024


The poem uses the mythological figure of Icarus to make a comment on society.
Icarus by Henri Matisse

Icarus has flown too high

he has eclipsed the stars.


The Sun-God has decreed

the youth must die.

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