The character 'Icarus' appears in the Greek mythological story of Daedalus and Icarus, which is often retold in various books. One popular book that features the story of Daedalus and Icarus is Ovid's Metamorphoses. In the story, Daedalus creates wings made of feathers and wax for himself and his son Icarus to escape from imprisonment, but Icarus flies too close to the sun, causing his wings to melt and leading to his demise.