The myth of Icarus and Daedalus - Amy Adkins

Prevoditelj: Ivan Luka Sabolović Recezent: Sanja Srbljnović Čuček

In mythological ancient Greece,

U mitološkoj antičkoj Grčkoj,

soaring above Crete on wings made from wax and feathers,

uzdignuvši se iznad Krete

na krilima napravljenim od voska i perja,

Icarus, the son of Daedalus, defied the laws of both man and nature.

Ikar, Dedalov sin,

prkosio je zakonima i čovjeka i prirode.

Ignoring the warnings of his father, he rose higher and higher.

Ignorirajući očeva upozorenja, udizao se sve više i više.

To witnesses on the ground, he looked like a god,

Svjedocima na zemlji izgledao je kao bog,

and as he peered down from above, he felt like one, too.

i dok je gledao odozgo, također se osjećao kao bog.

But, in mythological ancient Greece,

Ali, u mitološkoj antičkoj Grčkoj,

the line that separated god from man was absolute

linija koja dijeli boga od čovjeka bila je apsolutna,

and the punishment for mortals who attempted to cross it was severe.

a kazna za smrtnike koji su ju pokušali prijeći

bila je surova.

To je bio slučaj s Ikarom i Dedalom.

Such was the case for Icarus and Daedalus.

Years before Icarus was born,

Godinama prije Ikarova rođenja,

his father Daedalus was highly regarded as a genius inventor,

Njegov je otac Dedal bio visoko cijenjen kao genijalan izumitelj,

craftsman,

obrtnik i kipar u svojoj domovini Ateni.

and sculptor in his homeland of Athens.

He invented carpentry and all the tools used for it.

Izumio je stolariju i sve alate koji se za nju koriste.

He designed the first bathhouse

Dizajnirao je prvo kupalište

and the first dance floor.

i prvi plesni podij.

He made sculptures so lifelike that Hercules mistook them for actual men.

Radio je toliko realistične skulpture, da ih je Heraklo zamijenio za prave ljude.

Though skilled and celebrated, Daedalus was egotistical and jealous.

Iako vješt i slavan,

Dedal je bio i egoističan i ljubomoran.

Worried that his nephew was a more skillful craftsman,

Mučen mišlju da mu je nećak vještiji majstor,

Daedalus murdered him.

Dedal ga je ubio.

As punishment, Daedalus was banished from Athens and made his way to Crete.

Za kaznu, Dedal je protjeran iz Atene

pa se uputio na Kretu.

Preceded by his storied reputation,

Poznat po svojoj slavnoj reputaciji,

Daedalus was welcomed with open arms by Crete's King Minos.

Dedal je bio dobrodošao Kretskom kralju Minosu.

There, acting as the palace technical advisor,

Tamo, djelujući kao tehnički savjetnik za palače,

Daedalus continued to push the boundaries.

Dedal nastavlja pomicati granice.

For the king's children,

Za kraljevu djecu

napravio je mehanički animirane igračke koje su se činile živima.

he made mechanically animated toys that seemed alive.

He invented the ship's sail and mast, which gave humans control over the wind.

Izumio je brodsko jedro i jarbol,

što je ljudima dalo kontrolu nad vjetrom.

Sa svakim je izumom Dedal prkosio ljudskim ograničenjima

With every creation, Daedalus challenged human limitations

that had so far kept mortals separate from gods,

koja su dotad dijelila smrtnike od bogova,

until finally, he broke right through.

dok konačno nije prevršio mjeru.

King Minos's wife, Pasiphaë, had been cursed by the god Poseidon

Žena kralja Minosa, Pasifaja, bila je prokleta od boga Posejdona

to fall in love with the king's prized bull.

da se zaljubi u kraljevog cijenjenog bika.

Under this spell, she asked Daedalus to help her seduce it.

Pod utjecajem te čarolije, zamolila je Dedala da joj ga pomogne zavesti.

With characteristic audacity, he agreed.

S karakterističnom odvažnošću, pristao je.

Daedalus constructed a hollow wooden cow

Dedal je konstruirao šuplju drvenu kravu

so realistic that it fooled the bull.

toliko realnu da je prevarila bika.

With Pasiphaë hiding inside Daedalus's creation,

Pasifaja, skrivena unutar Dedalove kreacije,

she conceived and gave birth to the half-human half-bull minotaur.

ostala je trudna i rodila polu-čovjeka polu-bika, Minotaura.

This, of course, enraged the king

Ovo je, naravno, razbjesnilo kralja

who blamed Daedalus for enabling such a horrible perversion of natural law.

koji je okrivio Dedala

što je omogućio tako užasno izopačenje prirodnog zakona.

As punishment, Daedalus was forced to construct an inescapable labyrinth

Za kaznu, Dedal je imao konstruirati labirint iz kojeg se ne može pobjeći

beneath the palace for the minotaur.

ispod palače, za Minotaura.

When it was finished, Minos then imprisoned Daedalus

Kad je bio dovršen, Minos je dao zatvoriti Dedala

and his only son Icarus

i jedina mu sina Ikara

within the top of the tallest tower on the island

na vrhu najvišeg tornja na otoku

where they were to remain for the rest of their lives.

gdje su trebali provesti ostatak života.

Ali, Dedal je i dalje bio genijalan izumitelj.

But Daedalus was still a genius inventor.

While observing the birds that circled his prison,

Promatrajući ptice kako kruže oko njegove tamnice,

the means for escape became clear.

shvatio je kako bi mogao pobjeći.

He and Icarus would fly away from their prison

On i Ikar odletjeli bi iz tamnice

kako to samo ptice ili bogovi mogu.

as only birds or gods could do.

Using feathers from the flocks that perched on the tower,

Koristeći perje ptica što su se sjatila na tornju,

and the wax from candles,

i vosak iz svijeća,

Daedalus constructed two pairs of giant wings.

Dedal je konstruirao dva para ogromnih krila.

As he strapped the wings to his son Icarus,

Dok je sinu Ikaru privezivao krila,

upozorio ga je:

he gave a warning:

flying too near the ocean would dampen the wings

letenje preblizu oceanu smočit će krila

and make them too heavy to use.

i postat će preteška za korištenje.

Flying too near the sun,

Leti li se preblizu suncu,

the heat would melt the wax and the wings would disintegrate.

toplina bi otopila vosak, a krila bi se raspala.

In either case, they surely would die.

U oba bi slučaja zacijelo poginuli.

Stoga je ključ njihovog bijega držati se sredine.

Therefore, the key to their escape would be in keeping to the middle.

With the instructions clear, both men leapt from the tower.

Upute su bile jasne i obojica su skočila s tornja.

They were the first mortals ever to fly.

Bili su prvi smrtnici koji su ikad letjeli.

While Daedalus stayed carefully to the midway course,

Dok je Dedal oprezno ostajao u sredini,

Icarus was overwhelmed with the ecstasy of flight

Ikar je bio obuzet užitkom letenja

and overcome with the feeling of divine power that came with it.

i osjećajem božanske moći koja je dolazila s tim.

Daedalus could only watch in horror as Icarus ascended higher and higher,

Dedal je mogao samo s užasom gledati Ikara

kako leti sve više i više,

powerless to change his son's dire fate.

nemoćan da promijeni sinovu strašnu sudbinu.

When the heat from the sun melted the wax on his wings,

Kad je toplina sunca otopila vosak na njegovim krilima,

Icarus fell from the sky.

Ikar je pao s neba.

Just as Daedalus had many times ignored

Baš kao što je Dedal puno puta zanemario

the consequences of defying the natural laws of mortal men

posljedice prkošenja zakonima prirode za obične smrtnike

in the service of his ego,

slijedeći svoj ego,

Icarus was also carried away by his own hubris.

Ikara je također zanijela vlastita oholost.

In the end,

Na kraju,

both men paid for their departure from the path of moderation dearly,

obojica su skupo platila svoje skretanje s puta umjerenosti,

Icarus with his life

Ikar životom,

a Dedal žalošću.

and Daedalus with his regret.