It is also the name of a legendary Athenian. See: Icarius.
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Icarius
Icarius is the son of Oebalus, and father of Penelope. He offered the hand of his daughter to those who could defeat him in a running contest, and Odysseus succeeded.
Odyssey I, 329; IV, 797.