Schol. T Il. 16. 222a. daidaleēs (cunningly wrought): They used to call intricate works daidala after Daidale, the mother of Metis, by whom Athena was reared.
Eustath. 1056. 53: The daidaleē chest, and generally all things called daidaleia or daidalea or daidala, [derive their name] not only from Daidalos the Cretan, but also, as is shown elsewhere, from the mythical Daidale, the mother of Metis, by whom, they say, Athena was reared.
Etym. M. 250. 56: Daidalos: The proper name of the hero; from [the verb] daiō (meaning "to know/be skilled"), [hence] daialos, the skilled one, which by the doubling of the [letter] d [becomes] daidalos. Or from daiō, [meaning] "to learn"; and daidala, [meaning] intricate works, which come from learning and experience; or from daēnai, things born from instruction. Or from Daidalos, one who decorates his works. Or from Daidale, Athena's grandmother or nurse. And everything created by the virgin [Athena] is attributed to her.
I find this last sentence particularly lovely: anything Athena makes (i.e. anything made beautifully or cleverly) is ultimately credited to the person who raised her, her grandma.
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