Daedalus was born of the Athenian royal line through his father Metion, son of Erechtheus, inheriting the divine craftsman's blood that made him the greatest artisan of his age.
⚠ Apollodorus 3.15.8 in some recensions inserts Eupalamus between Metion and Daedalus, making Daedalus Metion's grandson rather than son.
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