Ancient/Mythological Mazes
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Kern doubts whether this was the building at all and suggests that the labyrinth of Knossos alludes to a dance, a topic for later discussion. | Kern doubts whether this was the building at all and suggests that the labyrinth of Knossos alludes to a dance, a topic for later discussion. | ||
| + | However, the depiction of this myth include a pattern that as Miller notes has been "conventionalized: | ||
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| + | Starting from the exterior, the 'path' runs inwards a short distance, turns so as to run parallel with the other wall until nearly a full circuit has been completed, then doubles back on itself and runs round in the opposite direction, doubles upon itself again, and so on until it finally comes to a stop in a blin end, having traversed all of the space within the outer walls without covering any part twice and without forming any branches or loops. (45). | ||
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| + | Miller notes that this labyrinth is not a "puzzle." Nonetheless, it appears on coins, walls, and other ancient surfaces including some graffiti scratched on a pillar in Pompeii. | ||
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| + | (how this ties to our maze) | ||
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Other Egyptian Labyrinths date back to 3400 BCE and a labyrinth in the tomb fo King Perabsen of the Second Dynasty. | Other Egyptian Labyrinths date back to 3400 BCE and a labyrinth in the tomb fo King Perabsen of the Second Dynasty. | ||
