drown

To drown is to die being completly covered by a liquid or water and not being able to breath.


Frantically

Someone who is frantic is very upset and moving quickly; searching for something or someone when they are upset.


Labyrinth

A labryinth is another word for a maze. This labrinth, or maze, was large and very tricky. Evil King Minos kept a man-eating bull inside the maze and would often put people inside to get trapped and eaten by the bull.



Minotaur

A minoatur is a man-eating bull. This creature has the head of a bull and body of a man. Minoaturs are extremely strong and dangerous mytholgoical creatures.



plunge

To plunge is to make a violent downward fall; a sudden steep fall.



remains

In this case all that remained, or was left behind, were feathers from Icarus's wings.



sea,

Crete is located in the Mediterraenan Sea.



sun


tall tower


wax

Wax is an oily, greasy substance that can be used as a glue. It melts in hot conditions, Beeswax is the most common but wax in our homes is most likely found in candles.