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Calculated Shard: 84 (from laksa010)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa084.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/article/eternals-marvel-chloe-zhao.html\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/article/eternals-marvel-chloe-zhao.html\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/eternals-marvel-chloe-zhao.html","crawl_time":1766259930,"first_indexed_time":1636110339,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,nytimes!www,\/article\/eternals-marvel-chloe-zhao.html s443","src_root_hash":"4566504020376537684","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"‘Eternals’: The Characters, Their Powers and What to Know - The New York Times","meta_descriptions":["Who are they? How long have they been here? Where do they fit in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? We have answers."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Advertisement\nSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\nWho are they? How long have they been here? Where do they fit in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? We have answers.\nFrom left, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie and Don Lee in “Eternals,” directed by Chloé Zhao.\nCredit...\nMarvel\/Disney\nNov. 12, 2021\n“\nEternals\n,” the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is a two-and-a-half-hour epic that introduces nearly a dozen new characters, hops back and forth through time over thousands of years, and begins with an opening text crawl that reveals a previously unknown origin of the human species. Even the most ardent MCU fan may be perplexed.\nFor some back story on Marvel’s newest heroes, from their comic origins to their movie powers, here’s a brief guide.\nThe Comic\nThe Eternals comic debuted in 1976 after its writer, Jack Kirby, returned to Marvel following a five-year stint at DC. The comic is widely considered a thematic continuation of a group of stories he had worked on at DC that mixed science fiction and myth and were known as the “Fourth World.” But since Kirby could no longer use the same characters from his time at DC, he created new ones for Marvel.\nThe Eternals reveals that thousands of years ago, a group of giant extraterrestrials known as the Celestials came to Earth and experimented on apes to create three new species: humans, Eternals and Deviants. The Eternals are an immortal race of beautiful superpowered beings, and the Deviants are ugly, unstable creatures that resent their creators. The series follows the conflicts that arise when the Celestials return to Earth to judge whether their creations are worthy of life. The Eternals was not a particularly successful series at the time, and it was canceled after 19 issues.\nThe Film\nChloé Zhao’s movie (which drops the “The”) makes some key adjustments to Eternals lore: The Celestials are responsible for all intelligent life in the universe, and they created the Deviants to protect humans from predators. The Deviants rebelled, so the Eternals were created to fight the Deviants and help guide humanity in its evolution. Set after the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” the film reveals flashbacks to how the Eternals interacted with humans over the course of history while in the present, they try to stop a cataclysmic event from destroying the Earth.\nAn idea featured in the original Eternals comic and in the film is that the Eternals are secretly the inspiration for humanity’s greatest myths. Many of the characters have names resembling mythological figures, and in the film, it is revealed that the myth of Icarus was based on the Eternal Ikaris (Richard Madden), though he also gets mistaken for another modern mythic figure: Superman.\nImage\nThe character Kingo using his powers of cosmic energy in “Eternals.”\nCredit...\nMarvel\/Disney\nThe Characters and Their Powers\nThe movie features 10 Eternals, including Ikaris, who can fly and shoot laser beams out of his eyes; Sersi (Gemma Chan), who can transmute matter into other forms; Sprite (Lia McHugh), an eternally adolescent girl who can create illusions; and Thena (Angelina Jolie), a skilled warrior who can conjure weapons out of energy. The leader of the Eternals is Ajak (Salma Hayek), the only one who can communicate with the Celestials. All these characters were introduced in Kirby’s initial run on The Eternals, albeit with some notable differences. Ajak, Sprite and their teammate Makkari (Lauren Ridloff), male characters in the comic, were changed to female for the film. The cast is also more diverse than their characters’ original depictions.\nWhile the Eternals have had a relatively small cultural footprint compared to other Marvel superheroes, they count at least one infamous villain among their ranks: Thanos, who previously menaced the MCU for the last decade, is a mix of Eternal and Deviant in the comics.\nAdditional Characters\nSpoiler alert: The remainder of this article includes revelations about characters that appear in the post-credits scenes of “Eternals.” For those who have seen the film and are curious about who these characters are, read on.\n“Eternals” briefly introduces two other notable Marvel characters in its post-credits scenes. Eros (Harry Styles) appears aboard the Eternals’ ship at the end of the film, revealing he is Thanos’s brother. Eros is a fellow Eternal who is mostly known for being a womanizing, carefree party boy. In the comics, he teamed up with various heroes to take down his genocidal brother and joined the Avengers for a time, but he tends to be invested in more worldly pleasures.\nAdditionally, Dane Whitman (Kit Harington), who previously appeared to be Sersi’s non-superpowered boyfriend, is seen opening a box containing a sword at the end of the film. In the comics, Whitman is a scientist who discovers that his uncle Nathan is secretly a medieval-themed villain known as the Black Knight. On his death bed, Nathan asks Whitman to take up the mantle of the Black Knight and use his weapons and research for good rather than evil. Whitman has been a member of the Avengers, and he most commonly wields a magic sword known as the Ebony Blade.\nA correction was made on\nNov. 12, 2021\n: \nAn earlier version of this article described incorrectly the character Ikaris and the Greek mythological story of Icarus, as portrayed in the movie. The Icarus myth is sourced to the character Ikaris in the movie, but Ikaris does not say he created the story.\nA version of this article appears in print on\nNov. 6, 2021\n, Section C, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: A Few Truths About ‘Eternals’\n.\nOrder Reprints\n|\nToday’s Paper\n|\nSubscribe\nRelated Content\nMore in Movies\nFocus Features; Warner Bros.; Neon; A24\nCaroline Tompkins for The New York Times\nA24\nDaniel McFadden\/Lionsgate\nEditors’ Picks\nChanel\nBen Wiseman\nTrending in The Times\nThe New York Times\nImage by Loren Elliott for The New York Times\nAnupam Nath\/Associated Press\nHollie Adams\/Reuters\nYuvraj Khanna for The New York Times\nJason Davis\/Getty Images\nJason Hendardy for The New York Times\nThe New York Times\nAdam Gray for The New York Times\nAdam Gray for The New York Times\nAdvertisement\nSKIP ADVERTISEMENT","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/eternals-marvel-chloe-zhao.html#site-content)[Skip to site index](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/eternals-marvel-chloe-zhao.html#site-index)\n\nSearch & Section Navigation\n\nSection Navigation\n\nSearch\n\n[Movies](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/movies)\n\n[Log in](https:\/\/myaccount.nytimes.com\/auth\/login?response_type=cookie&client_id=vi&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fsubscription%2Fonboarding-offer%3FcampaignId%3D7JFJX%26EXIT_URI%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.nytimes.com%252Farticle%252Feternals-marvel-chloe-zhao.html&asset=masthead)\n\nSaturday, December 20, 2025\n\n[Today’s Paper](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/todayspaper)\n\n[What to Watch](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/spotlight\/what-to-watch)\n\n- [Best TV of 2025](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/04\/arts\/television\/best-tv-shows-of-2025.html)\n- [December Streaming Guide](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/01\/arts\/television\/movies-tv-shows-december-2025-streaming.html)\n- [‘Jay Kelly’](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/04\/movies\/jay-kelly-review.html)\n- [‘Dust Bunny’](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/11\/movies\/dust-bunny-review-mads-mikkelsen.html)\n- [’Resurrection’](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/11\/movies\/resurrection-review-bi-gan.html)\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/eternals-marvel-chloe-zhao.html#after-top)\n\nSupported by\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/eternals-marvel-chloe-zhao.html#after-sponsor)\n# What to Know About ‘Eternals’\nWho are they? How long have they been here? Where do they fit in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? We have answers.\n\n- Share full article\n\n![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/11\/06\/arts\/05eternals-explainer1\/05eternals-explainer1-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n\nFrom left, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie and Don Lee in “Eternals,” directed by Chloé Zhao.Credit...Marvel\/Disney\n\nBy Devin Fuller\n\nNov. 12, 2021\n\n“[Eternals](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/04\/movies\/eternals-review.html),” the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is a two-and-a-half-hour epic that introduces nearly a dozen new characters, hops back and forth through time over thousands of years, and begins with an opening text crawl that reveals a previously unknown origin of the human species. Even the most ardent MCU fan may be perplexed.\n\nFor some back story on Marvel’s newest heroes, from their comic origins to their movie powers, here’s a brief guide.\n\n## The Comic\nThe Eternals comic debuted in 1976 after its writer, Jack Kirby, returned to Marvel following a five-year stint at DC. The comic is widely considered a thematic continuation of a group of stories he had worked on at DC that mixed science fiction and myth and were known as the “Fourth World.” But since Kirby could no longer use the same characters from his time at DC, he created new ones for Marvel.\n\nThe Eternals reveals that thousands of years ago, a group of giant extraterrestrials known as the Celestials came to Earth and experimented on apes to create three new species: humans, Eternals and Deviants. The Eternals are an immortal race of beautiful superpowered beings, and the Deviants are ugly, unstable creatures that resent their creators. The series follows the conflicts that arise when the Celestials return to Earth to judge whether their creations are worthy of life. The Eternals was not a particularly successful series at the time, and it was canceled after 19 issues.\n\n## The Film\nChloé Zhao’s movie (which drops the “The”) makes some key adjustments to Eternals lore: The Celestials are responsible for all intelligent life in the universe, and they created the Deviants to protect humans from predators. The Deviants rebelled, so the Eternals were created to fight the Deviants and help guide humanity in its evolution. Set after the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” the film reveals flashbacks to how the Eternals interacted with humans over the course of history while in the present, they try to stop a cataclysmic event from destroying the Earth.\n\nAn idea featured in the original Eternals comic and in the film is that the Eternals are secretly the inspiration for humanity’s greatest myths. Many of the characters have names resembling mythological figures, and in the film, it is revealed that the myth of Icarus was based on the Eternal Ikaris (Richard Madden), though he also gets mistaken for another modern mythic figure: Superman.\n\n## Editors’ Picks\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/12\/17\/magazine\/17mag-ethicist-newsletter\/17mag-ethicist-newsletter-thumbLarge.jpg)My Ex-Lover Lied About His Marriage Being Over. 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The leader of the Eternals is Ajak (Salma Hayek), the only one who can communicate with the Celestials. All these characters were introduced in Kirby’s initial run on The Eternals, albeit with some notable differences. Ajak, Sprite and their teammate Makkari (Lauren Ridloff), male characters in the comic, were changed to female for the film. The cast is also more diverse than their characters’ original depictions.\n\nWhile the Eternals have had a relatively small cultural footprint compared to other Marvel superheroes, they count at least one infamous villain among their ranks: Thanos, who previously menaced the MCU for the last decade, is a mix of Eternal and Deviant in the comics.\n\n## Additional Characters\n***Spoiler alert: The remainder of this article includes revelations about characters that appear in the post-credits scenes of “Eternals.” For those who have seen the film and are curious about who these characters are, read on.***\n\n“Eternals” briefly introduces two other notable Marvel characters in its post-credits scenes. Eros (Harry Styles) appears aboard the Eternals’ ship at the end of the film, revealing he is Thanos’s brother. Eros is a fellow Eternal who is mostly known for being a womanizing, carefree party boy. In the comics, he teamed up with various heroes to take down his genocidal brother and joined the Avengers for a time, but he tends to be invested in more worldly pleasures.\n\nAdditionally, Dane Whitman (Kit Harington), who previously appeared to be Sersi’s non-superpowered boyfriend, is seen opening a box containing a sword at the end of the film. In the comics, Whitman is a scientist who discovers that his uncle Nathan is secretly a medieval-themed villain known as the Black Knight. On his death bed, Nathan asks Whitman to take up the mantle of the Black Knight and use his weapons and research for good rather than evil. Whitman has been a member of the Avengers, and he most commonly wields a magic sword known as the Ebony Blade.\n\n**A correction was made on**\n\nNov. 12, 2021\n\n:\n\n*An earlier version of this article described incorrectly the character Ikaris and the Greek mythological story of Icarus, as portrayed in the movie. The Icarus myth is sourced to the character Ikaris in the movie, but Ikaris does not say he created the story.*\n\n***\nWhen we learn of a mistake, we acknowledge it with a correction. If you spot an error, please let us know at [nytnews@nytimes.com](mailto:nytnews@nytimes.com).[Learn more](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/explain\/2022\/new-york-times-journalism)\n\nA version of this article appears in print on Nov. 6, 2021, Section C, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: A Few Truths About ‘Eternals’. [Order Reprints](https:\/\/nytimes.wrightsmedia.com\/) \\| [Today’s Paper](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/todayspaper) \\| [Subscribe](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/subscriptions\/Multiproduct\/lp8HYKU.html?campaignId=48JQY)\n\n- Share full article\n\n***\n## Explore More in TV and Movies\n### Not sure what to watch next? 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Boilerpipe Text	Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Who are they? How long have they been here? Where do they fit in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? We have answers. From left, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie and Don Lee in “Eternals,” directed by Chloé Zhao. Credit... Marvel/Disney Nov. 12, 2021 “ Eternals ,” the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is a two-and-a-half-hour epic that introduces nearly a dozen new characters, hops back and forth through time over thousands of years, and begins with an opening text crawl that reveals a previously unknown origin of the human species. Even the most ardent MCU fan may be perplexed. For some back story on Marvel’s newest heroes, from their comic origins to their movie powers, here’s a brief guide. The Comic The Eternals comic debuted in 1976 after its writer, Jack Kirby, returned to Marvel following a five-year stint at DC. The comic is widely considered a thematic continuation of a group of stories he had worked on at DC that mixed science fiction and myth and were known as the “Fourth World.” But since Kirby could no longer use the same characters from his time at DC, he created new ones for Marvel. The Eternals reveals that thousands of years ago, a group of giant extraterrestrials known as the Celestials came to Earth and experimented on apes to create three new species: humans, Eternals and Deviants. The Eternals are an immortal race of beautiful superpowered beings, and the Deviants are ugly, unstable creatures that resent their creators. The series follows the conflicts that arise when the Celestials return to Earth to judge whether their creations are worthy of life. The Eternals was not a particularly successful series at the time, and it was canceled after 19 issues. The Film Chloé Zhao’s movie (which drops the “The”) makes some key adjustments to Eternals lore: The Celestials are responsible for all intelligent life in the universe, and they created the Deviants to protect humans from predators. The Deviants rebelled, so the Eternals were created to fight the Deviants and help guide humanity in its evolution. Set after the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” the film reveals flashbacks to how the Eternals interacted with humans over the course of history while in the present, they try to stop a cataclysmic event from destroying the Earth. An idea featured in the original Eternals comic and in the film is that the Eternals are secretly the inspiration for humanity’s greatest myths. Many of the characters have names resembling mythological figures, and in the film, it is revealed that the myth of Icarus was based on the Eternal Ikaris (Richard Madden), though he also gets mistaken for another modern mythic figure: Superman. Image The character Kingo using his powers of cosmic energy in “Eternals.” Credit... Marvel/Disney The Characters and Their Powers The movie features 10 Eternals, including Ikaris, who can fly and shoot laser beams out of his eyes; Sersi (Gemma Chan), who can transmute matter into other forms; Sprite (Lia McHugh), an eternally adolescent girl who can create illusions; and Thena (Angelina Jolie), a skilled warrior who can conjure weapons out of energy. The leader of the Eternals is Ajak (Salma Hayek), the only one who can communicate with the Celestials. All these characters were introduced in Kirby’s initial run on The Eternals, albeit with some notable differences. Ajak, Sprite and their teammate Makkari (Lauren Ridloff), male characters in the comic, were changed to female for the film. The cast is also more diverse than their characters’ original depictions. While the Eternals have had a relatively small cultural footprint compared to other Marvel superheroes, they count at least one infamous villain among their ranks: Thanos, who previously menaced the MCU for the last decade, is a mix of Eternal and Deviant in the comics. Additional Characters Spoiler alert: The remainder of this article includes revelations about characters that appear in the post-credits scenes of “Eternals.” For those who have seen the film and are curious about who these characters are, read on. “Eternals” briefly introduces two other notable Marvel characters in its post-credits scenes. Eros (Harry Styles) appears aboard the Eternals’ ship at the end of the film, revealing he is Thanos’s brother. Eros is a fellow Eternal who is mostly known for being a womanizing, carefree party boy. In the comics, he teamed up with various heroes to take down his genocidal brother and joined the Avengers for a time, but he tends to be invested in more worldly pleasures. Additionally, Dane Whitman (Kit Harington), who previously appeared to be Sersi’s non-superpowered boyfriend, is seen opening a box containing a sword at the end of the film. In the comics, Whitman is a scientist who discovers that his uncle Nathan is secretly a medieval-themed villain known as the Black Knight. On his death bed, Nathan asks Whitman to take up the mantle of the Black Knight and use his weapons and research for good rather than evil. Whitman has been a member of the Avengers, and he most commonly wields a magic sword known as the Ebony Blade. A correction was made on Nov. 12, 2021 : An earlier version of this article described incorrectly the character Ikaris and the Greek mythological story of Icarus, as portrayed in the movie. The Icarus myth is sourced to the character Ikaris in the movie, but Ikaris does not say he created the story. 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How long have they been here? Where do they fit in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? We have answers. - Share full article ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/11/06/arts/05eternals-explainer1/05eternals-explainer1-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) From left, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie and Don Lee in “Eternals,” directed by Chloé Zhao.Credit...Marvel/Disney By Devin Fuller Nov. 12, 2021 “[Eternals](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/04/movies/eternals-review.html),” the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is a two-and-a-half-hour epic that introduces nearly a dozen new characters, hops back and forth through time over thousands of years, and begins with an opening text crawl that reveals a previously unknown origin of the human species. Even the most ardent MCU fan may be perplexed. For some back story on Marvel’s newest heroes, from their comic origins to their movie powers, here’s a brief guide. ## The Comic The Eternals comic debuted in 1976 after its writer, Jack Kirby, returned to Marvel following a five-year stint at DC. The comic is widely considered a thematic continuation of a group of stories he had worked on at DC that mixed science fiction and myth and were known as the “Fourth World.” But since Kirby could no longer use the same characters from his time at DC, he created new ones for Marvel. The Eternals reveals that thousands of years ago, a group of giant extraterrestrials known as the Celestials came to Earth and experimented on apes to create three new species: humans, Eternals and Deviants. The Eternals are an immortal race of beautiful superpowered beings, and the Deviants are ugly, unstable creatures that resent their creators. The series follows the conflicts that arise when the Celestials return to Earth to judge whether their creations are worthy of life. The Eternals was not a particularly successful series at the time, and it was canceled after 19 issues. ## The Film Chloé Zhao’s movie (which drops the “The”) makes some key adjustments to Eternals lore: The Celestials are responsible for all intelligent life in the universe, and they created the Deviants to protect humans from predators. The Deviants rebelled, so the Eternals were created to fight the Deviants and help guide humanity in its evolution. Set after the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” the film reveals flashbacks to how the Eternals interacted with humans over the course of history while in the present, they try to stop a cataclysmic event from destroying the Earth. An idea featured in the original Eternals comic and in the film is that the Eternals are secretly the inspiration for humanity’s greatest myths. 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The leader of the Eternals is Ajak (Salma Hayek), the only one who can communicate with the Celestials. All these characters were introduced in Kirby’s initial run on The Eternals, albeit with some notable differences. Ajak, Sprite and their teammate Makkari (Lauren Ridloff), male characters in the comic, were changed to female for the film. The cast is also more diverse than their characters’ original depictions. While the Eternals have had a relatively small cultural footprint compared to other Marvel superheroes, they count at least one infamous villain among their ranks: Thanos, who previously menaced the MCU for the last decade, is a mix of Eternal and Deviant in the comics. ## Additional Characters *Spoiler alert: The remainder of this article includes revelations about characters that appear in the post-credits scenes of “Eternals.” For those who have seen the film and are curious about who these characters are, read on.* “Eternals” briefly introduces two other notable Marvel characters in its post-credits scenes. Eros (Harry Styles) appears aboard the Eternals’ ship at the end of the film, revealing he is Thanos’s brother. Eros is a fellow Eternal who is mostly known for being a womanizing, carefree party boy. In the comics, he teamed up with various heroes to take down his genocidal brother and joined the Avengers for a time, but he tends to be invested in more worldly pleasures. Additionally, Dane Whitman (Kit Harington), who previously appeared to be Sersi’s non-superpowered boyfriend, is seen opening a box containing a sword at the end of the film. In the comics, Whitman is a scientist who discovers that his uncle Nathan is secretly a medieval-themed villain known as the Black Knight. On his death bed, Nathan asks Whitman to take up the mantle of the Black Knight and use his weapons and research for good rather than evil. Whitman has been a member of the Avengers, and he most commonly wields a magic sword known as the Ebony Blade. A correction was made on Nov. 12, 2021 : An earlier version of this article described incorrectly the character Ikaris and the Greek mythological story of Icarus, as portrayed in the movie. The Icarus myth is sourced to the character Ikaris in the movie, but Ikaris does not say he created the story. * When we learn of a mistake, we acknowledge it with a correction. 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