Which ancient figure is famous for creating wings to escape imprisonment?

The figure known for creating wings to escape imprisonment is Daedalus. In Greek mythology, Daedalus was an extremely skilled craftsman and inventor who, along with his son Icarus, was imprisoned by King Minos of Crete. To escape, Daedalus devised a plan to construct wings made from feathers and wax, allowing them both to fly away from captivity. This story highlights themes of ingenuity and the consequences of overambition, particularly through Icarus's fateful flight too close to the sun.

The other options, while notable figures in the history of flight and engineering, do not relate to the specific myth of escaping imprisonment with wings. Leonardo da Vinci is famed for his innovative designs and concepts in various fields, including flight, but he lived much later and did not create wings to escape imprisonment. Otto Lilienthal was a pioneer in aerodynamics and is known for his work in gliding, but his contributions came in the late 19th century, long after Daedalus's mythological story. The Wright brothers are credited with achieving powered flight in the early 20th century, but they did not have any ties to the mythological context of escaping with wings.