Daedalus Daedalus, and he to Hephaestus, son of Zeus." This suggests that Daedalus was related to Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths, and therefore to Zeus himself. Daedalus is first mentioned by Homer as the creator of a wide dancing-ground for Ariadne. He also created the Labyrinth on Crete, in which the Minotaur (part man, part bull) was kept. In the story of the labyrinth as told by the Hellenes, the Athenian hero Theseus is challenged to kill the Minotaur, finding his way with the help of Ariadne's thread. Daedalus' appearance in Homer is in an extended metaphor, "plainly not Homer's invention",
Daedalus Howell Daedalus Howell Daedalus Howell (born July 19, 1972 in Sonoma County, California), is an American writer, journalist, filmmaker, actor and conceptual artist who lives and works in Petaluma, California. He wrote the novel "Quantum Deadline" and the essay collection "I Heart Sonoma: How to Live and Drink in Wine Country". He hosts the podcast "Daedalus Howell: Night School of the Mind" and The Morning Show on KSVY 91.3 FM, Sonoma. He is writer-director of the feature film "Pill Head." Howell is author of the novel "Quantum Deadline," part one of the "Lumaville Labyrinth" series. He also wrote the novel "The