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This document discusses the myth of Daedalus from Greek mythology and how it relates to the development of architecture and technology. It argues that: 1) Daedalus, the builder of the Cretan labyrinth, represented the pre-classical architect who used "metis" or magic and cleverness to create wondrous objects. 2) In classical Greece, Plato distinguished "techne" or craft from divine creation, separating art from ritual and reducing architecture to rational order and imitation of nature. 3) The objects c

Author

JJ Smaller

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EN