Maze as Dance

From Maze

Mark's additions: Some notes:

Kern suggests that even the labyrinth of Knossos refers to, not a building, but a dance and the depiction of that dance. For evidence he turns to the Ilias and the shield of Achilles.

The legend of Theseus also includes a dance. On the way back from their mission, Theseus and the mane celebrate with dance and song on the islands. As Miller includes, "on the island of Delos they performed a peculiar dance called the GEranos, or 'Crane Dane,' in which they went through the motions of threading the Labyrinth, and...this dance was perpetuated by the natives of that island until fairly recently" (19).

Crane Dance.