D3's difficulties get CNN coverage - again.

[Elric of Grans]

Maybe it's just me, but when I read this I feel maybe the reference was not about the Icarus myth, but the 8-bit NES game, "Kid Icarus".

No, I read that original thread. The poster was using the legend. They were describing the difficulty of the previous games as getting as close to the sun as you could without dying. In other words, taking on as many enemies as you could without being killed.