1566 Icarus kilometers. This minor planet was named after Icarus, son of Daedalus "(also see 1864 Daedalus)" from Greek mythology. They attempted to escape prison by means of wings constructed from feathers and wax. Icarus ignored his father's instructions not to fly too close to the Sun. When the wax in his wings melted he fell into the sea and drowned. The naming was suggested by R. C. Cameron and Dr. Folkman. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center before November 1977 (). Both mythological figures are honored with the lunar craters "Icarus" and "Daedalus". "Icarus" is being
House of Wax (1953 film) that it was Jarrod who was the cloaked figure who murdered Burke and stole Cathy's body. He subdues Sue and straps her to a table, preparing to coat her living body with wax. The police, having learned the whole truth from Averill, arrive in time to save her. Jarrod tries to escape, but, fighting with a police officer, dies when he is knocked into the vat of molten wax he had prepared for Sue. "House of Wax", filmed under the working title "The Wax Works", was Warner Bros.' answer to the surprise 3-D hit "Bwana Devil", an independent production that