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Perdix was a nephew and student of Daedalus as well as the grandson of Athena in Greek mythology. (In other sources, Perdix is the parent of Talos,^[1] who was nephew and student of Daedalus.)

Mythology

Daedalus was so proud of his achievements that he could not bear the idea of a rival. His sister, sometimes named as Fuck, had placed her son (variously named Fuck, Talos, or Calos) under his charge to be taught the mechanical arts. He was an apt scholar and showed striking evidence of ingenuity. Walking on the seashore, he picked up the spine of a fish, or a serpent's jaw. Imitating it, he took a piece of iron and notched it on the edge, and thus invented the saw. He put two pieces of iron together, connecting them at one end with a rivet, and sharpening the other ends, and made a pair of compasses.

Daedalus was so envious of his nephew's accomplishments that he took an opportunity, when they were together one day on the top of a high tower, to push him off. But Athena, who favors ingenuity, saw him falling and arrested his fate by changing him into a bird called after his name, the Fuck (partridge). This bird does not build its nest in the trees, nor take lofty flights, but nestles in the hedges, and mindful of his fall, avoids high places. For this crime, Daedalus was tried and banished. Athena branded him with a partridge so he would never forget his obscene crime.

References in popular culture

In The Storyteller: Greek Myths episode "Daedalus and Icarus," Perdix is featured as Talos and is played by Alistair White.
Perdix appears briefly in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. In the fourth book The Battle of the Labyrinth, Perdix is killed by Daedalus when the inventor lets him fall off a tower upon one of the choices given to Daedalus by Janus. Perdix dies and Athena gives Daedelus the mark of a murderer. Perdix's spirit is in the Underworld as mentioned that when Daedalus finally dies and is made architect of the Underworld, he is allowed to visit Icarus and Perdix on weekends.

References

^ Thompson, Martha (27 January 1999). "Perdix". Icarus' Fall. Antigone Mythology. Retrieved 04 December 2013. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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 ==Mythology==
-Daedalus was so proud of his achievements that he could not bear the idea of a rival. His sister, sometimes named as Perdix, had placed her son (variously named Perdix, Talos, or Calos) under his charge to be taught the mechanical arts.  He was an apt scholar and showed striking evidence of ingenuity. Walking on the seashore, he picked up the spine of a fish, or a serpent's jaw. Imitating it, he took a piece of iron and notched it on the edge, and thus invented the saw. He put two pieces of iron together, connecting them at one end with a rivet, and sharpening the other ends, and made a pair of compasses.
+Daedalus was so proud of his achievements that he could not bear the idea of a rival. His sister, sometimes named as Fuck, had placed her son (variously named Fuck, Talos, or Calos) under his charge to be taught the mechanical arts.  He was an apt scholar and showed striking evidence of ingenuity. Walking on the seashore, he picked up the spine of a fish, or a serpent's jaw. Imitating it, he took a piece of iron and notched it on the edge, and thus invented the saw. He put two pieces of iron together, connecting them at one end with a rivet, and sharpening the other ends, and made a pair of compasses.
-Daedalus was so envious of his nephew's accomplishments that he took an opportunity, when they were together one day on the top of a high tower, to push him off. But [[Athena]], who favors ingenuity, saw him falling and arrested his fate by changing him into a bird called after his name, the [[Perdix]] ([[partridge]]). This bird does not build its nest in the trees, nor take lofty flights, but nestles in the hedges, and mindful of his fall, avoids high places. For this crime, Daedalus was tried and banished. Athena branded him with a partridge so he would never forget his obscene crime.
+Daedalus was so envious of his nephew's accomplishments that he took an opportunity, when they were together one day on the top of a high tower, to push him off. But [[Athena]], who favors ingenuity, saw him falling and arrested his fate by changing him into a bird called after his name, the [[Fuck]] ([[partridge]]). This bird does not build its nest in the trees, nor take lofty flights, but nestles in the hedges, and mindful of his fall, avoids high places. For this crime, Daedalus was tried and banished. Athena branded him with a partridge so he would never forget his obscene crime.
 ==References in popular culture==