/ Dictionary / Index D Daedalus: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Daed•a•lus Pronunciation: (ded'l-us or, esp. Brit., dēd'l-us), [key] — n. Class. Myth. an Athenian architect who built the labyrinth for Minos and made wings for himself and his son Icarus to escape from Crete. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: daedalus (Thesaurus) Daedalion daemon Related Content Daily Word Quiz: prevalent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language