Whereas Daedalus gave Icarus wings, Tony Stark created his iron suit that allowed him to fly.

They were mad scientists of a sort, inventors that gave birth to creations of both wonder and horror.

Superheroes Iron Man (Tony Stark) and Ant-Man (Hank Pym) seem to embody Daedalus. While it was for a split second, it still stands that he suffered pain during his final ascension, just as Heracles did. And then when he was injected with the formula that gave him superhuman capabilities, he was put through an immense amount of pain. He was shorter than the average male, a lot weaker than average, he got picked on and beat up by bullies, he was generally embarrassed and demeaned as Heracles was. Before becoming a superhero, he was a weakling that was often made fun of. The same goes for Captain America, in a more modernized sense. As Heracles had his shield that embodied events of the Olympics, Captain America has a shield that embodies the country he fights for. Heracles is the only human that became god, and had to go through many demeaning tasks and suffer a great deal of pain before becoming a god. Captain America could be regarded as a super patriotic Heracles. They change their heroes enough so that it’s not noticeable, but if you really think about it the parallels become obvious. Their creators have to have some kind of inspiration, some base to work off of or some already existing idea that they can put their own spin on. Anyway, my point is that superheroes don’t just happen. Even in comics they have backstories, reasons as to why they become heroes.

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