I don't know why, but I'm finding that the two stories which resonate so closely with me are Icarus and Daedalus and Faust. Don't know what that says about me, other than I'm obviously in a cheery place.
The notion of knowledge with a price, or knowledge gained too easy, without also acquiring the wisdom to use it.
Then there's this interpretation, which seems to let ol' Icarus off the hook:
He didn't fly too close to the sun out of youthful arrogance - he was pushed!
Faust is also a story which intrigues me.
The Deal with the Devil. The triumph of short-term thinking.
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