Icarus Syllabification: (Ic·a·rus)Pronunciation: /ˈikərəs/ Greek MythologyDefinition of Icarus the son of Daedalus, who escaped from Crete using wings made by his father but was killed when he flew too near the sun and the wax attaching his wings melted. Derivatives IcarianPronunciation: /iˈke(ə)rēən, īˈke(ə)r-/ adjective Icarus in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Icarus in the British & World English dictionary