Icarus wouldn't have had his wings melt, they would have frozen

Don't question the ancient Greeks, they had some weird stuff and traditions

How?

It's the sun

Air gets colder the higher up you go, then as the air thins out the ozone layer's protection goes away and the part of your body facing the sun melts and the part facing away freezes

Icarus couldn't have flown high enough to reach that area, so they would've frozen

Oh that makes sense

i always knew the sun was a jerk