AN OPINIONATED JUXTAPOSITION

It goes without saying that there are uncountable similarities between mythologies across the world regardless of the culture and geographic location they come from. Taking two of the oldest mythological traditions: Indian and Greek into account, there are a lot of research articles and essays written on the same. Some of the most common analogies from Indian and Greek mythologies are that of the BIG THREE and TRIMURTHIES, Krishna and Hercules, Trojan War and Ramayana. The analogy I'm focusing on today is between Icarus and Sampati, the Greek and Indian mythical characters who are said to be each others counter parts as they both burned their wings and fall from the sky  as they flew too close to the sun. 

Although I'm not against that interpretation, people tend to forget that there is another character whose story is similar, that is: Lord Hanuman. Comparing Lord Hanuman and Icarus, is a road less travelled by. So far I have never come across any acknowledgement on the trajectory of familiarity between the stories of Icarus and Anjaneya so this is a small opinionated narrative written from my understanding after listening to the tales of these fall(ing) heroes.

Each time somebody flew too close to the sun, something precious always burnt. 

A million years back a small boy not more than a decade old clouded with illusions thought that the sun was a delicious mango. But little did he know that it was a forbidden fruit and there was a reason why it was far and unattainable. Nor ration nor logic was expected from a boy that young but what is surprising is that he didn't need any bronze wings made by his father to reach the sun. After all he was the son of the Vaayu, the winds were his wings and no matter how bright and powerful the sun was the winds would never burn, unlike someone whose burning wings brought him to his unfortunate death. 

Was that the only difference between the two? Burning wings vs a pair of wings that would never burn. 

Has fate ever been so kind to someone? 

Never. 

There was another difference. 

The son of Anjana fell down the sky with a burning face while the son of Daedalus fell down the very same sky with a pair of burning wings.