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What is a focus of Ovid's original myth about Icarus that isn't shown in Brueghel's painting?A.Icarus's death by drowningB.The building of the wingsC.Crashing into the seaD.The presence of a shepherdSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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What is a focus of Ovid's original myth about Icarus that isn't shown in Brueghel's painting?A.Icarus's death by drowningB.The building of the wingsC.Crashing into the seaD.The presence of a shepherdSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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The focus of Ovid's original myth about Icarus that isn't shown in Brueghel's painting is B. The building of the wings. In the original myth, there is a significant emphasis on the construction of the wings by Icarus's father, Daedalus. This aspect is not depicted in Brueghel's painting.

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