The myth of Icarus and Daedalus - Amy Adkins

Mit o Ikaru i Dedalu - Ejmi Adkins (Amy Adkins)

Prevodilac: Milenka Okuka Lektor: Mile Živković

In mythological ancient Greece,

Prema mitologiji antičke Grčke,

soaring above Crete on wings made from wax and feathers,

lebdeći iznad Krita krilima napravljenim od voska i perja,

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

Ikar, Dedalov sin je prkosio i ljudskim i zakonima prirode.

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

Ignorišući upozorenja njegovog oca, uzdizao se sve više i više.

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

Za svedoke na zemlji izgledao je poput boga,

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

a dok je piljio odozgo na dole, i osećao se poput boga.

But, in mythological ancient Greece,

Međutim, u mitovima antičke Grčke,

the line that separated god from man was absolute

linija koja je razdvajala boga od čoveka je bila apsolutna,

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

a kazna za smrtnike koji su pokušali da je pređu je bila ozbiljna.

Such was the case for Icarus and Daedalus.

Takav je bio slučaj sa Ikarom i Dedalom.

Years before Icarus was born,

Godinama pre Ikarovog rođenja,

his father Daedalus was highly regarded as a genius inventor,

njegov otac Dedal je bio visoko cenjen kao genijalan izumitelj,

craftsman,

zanatlija

and sculptor in his homeland of Athens.

i skulptor u svojoj domovini Atini.

He invented carpentry and all the tools used for it.

Izumeo je stolarstvo i sve alate koji se u njemu koriste.

He designed the first bathhouse

Dizajnirao je prvo kupatilo

and the first dance floor.

i prvi plesni podijum.

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

Pravio je toliko živopisne skulpture da ih je Herkul mešao sa pravim ljudima.

Though skilled and celebrated, Daedalus was egotistical and jealous.

Iako je bio vešt i slavan, Dedal je bio sebičan i ljubomoran.

Worried that his nephew was a more skillful craftsman,

Iz zabrinutosti da je njegov nećak veštiji zanatlija,

Daedalus murdered him.

Dedal ga je ubio.

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

Za kaznu, Dedal je prognan iz Atine i probio se do Krita.

Preceded by his storied reputation,

Kako je imao basnoslavnu reputaciju,

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

Dedala je dočekao otvorenih ruku kralj Krita, Minoj.

There, acting as the palace technical advisor,

Tu, vršeći službu tehničkog savetnika u palati,

Daedalus continued to push the boundaries.

Dedal je nastavio da pomera granice.

For the king's children,

Kraljevoj deci

he made mechanically animated toys that seemed alive.

je pravio mehanički animirane igračke koje su delovale živo.

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

Izumeo je jedra i jarbol za brodove, koji su dali ljudima kontrolu nad vetrom.

With every creation, Daedalus challenged human limitations

Svakim delom, Dedal je izazivao ljudska ograničenja,

that had so far kept mortals separate from gods,

koja su do tad odvajala smrtnike od bogova,

until finally, he broke right through.

dok je naposletku potpuno prekoračio granicu.

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

Ženu kralja Minoja, Pasifeu, prokleo je bog Posejdon

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

da se zaljubi u kraljevog cenjenog bika.

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

Pod činima, zatražila je od Dedala da joj pomogne da zavede bika.

With characteristic audacity, he agreed.

Pristao je svojstvenom odvažnošću.

Daedalus constructed a hollow wooden cow

Dedal je konstruisao šuplju drvenu kravu,

so realistic that it fooled the bull.

toliko realistično da je zavarao bika.

With Pasiphaë hiding inside Daedalus's creation,

Kako se Pasifea skrivala unutar Dedalovog dela,

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

zatrudnila je i rodila polučoveka-polubika, minotaura.

This, of course, enraged the king

Ovo je naravno razbesnelo kralja

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

koji je krivio Dedala jer je dozvolio tako užasno izopačenje prirodnog zakona.

As punishment, Daedalus was forced to construct an inescapable labyrinth

Za kaznu, Dedal je bio primoran da konstruiše lavirint bez izlaza

beneath the palace for the minotaur.

ispod palate za minotaura.

When it was finished, Minos then imprisoned Daedalus

Kada je dovršen, Minoj je zarobio Dedala

and his only son Icarus

i njegovog sina jedinca Ikara

within the top of the tallest tower on the island

unutar najvišeg tornja na ostrvu

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

gde je trebalo da budu do kraja njihovih života.

But Daedalus was still a genius inventor.

Međutim, Dedal je ipak bio genijalan izumitelj.

While observing the birds that circled his prison,

Posmatrajući ptice koje su kružile oko njegovog zatvora,

the means for escape became clear.

način za beg je postao očigledan.

He and Icarus would fly away from their prison

On i Ikar će da odlete iz zatvora,

as only birds or gods could do.

kako samo ptice i bogovi mogu.

Using feathers from the flocks that perched on the tower,

Koristeći perje od jata koja su sletala na toranj

and the wax from candles,

i vosak od sveća,

Daedalus constructed two pairs of giant wings.

Dedal je sagradio dva para džinovskih krila.

As he strapped the wings to his son Icarus,

Dok je vezivao krila na njegovog sina Ikara,

he gave a warning:

upozorio ga je:

flying too near the ocean would dampen the wings

let suviše blizu okeanu će da skvasi krila

and make them too heavy to use.

i zbog toga će da budu suviše teška za upotrebu.

Flying too near the sun,

Zbog leta suviše blizu suncu,

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

toplota će da otopi vosak i krila će da se raspadnu.

In either case, they surely would die.

U oba slučaja će zasigurno da umru.

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

Stoga je ključ za njihov beg bio u držanju u sredini.

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

Pojasnivši uputstva, oba čoveka su skočila sa tornja.

They were the first mortals ever to fly.

Bili su prvi smrtnici koji su leteli.

While Daedalus stayed carefully to the midway course,

Dok se Dedal pažljivo držao srednje putanje,

Icarus was overwhelmed with the ecstasy of flight

Ikara je preplavila ekstaza letenja

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

i savladalo ga je osećanje božanske moći koje je išlo uz let.

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

Dedal je samo sa užasom mogao da gleda Ikara kako se uzdiže više i više,

powerless to change his son's dire fate.

nemoćan da promeni sinovljevu kobnu sudbinu.

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

Kada je toplota 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 mnogo puta ignorisao

the consequences of defying the natural laws of mortal men

posledice prkošenja prirodnim zakonima smrtnika,

in the service of his ego,

robujući svome egu,

Icarus was also carried away by his own hubris.

Ikara je takođe zaneo sopstveni hubris.

In the end,

Naposletku,

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

oba čoveka su skupo platila svoje odvajanje od staze umerenosti,

Icarus with his life

Ikar životom,

and Daedalus with his regret.

a Dedal svojim kajanjem.