The myth of the Labyrinth - one of the oldest, and, dare I say it, it is similar to the myths of all ancient civilizations, saying that maze - is impenetrable and obscure way, in complex and winding path which is not surprising to get lost. Myth accurately describes the reality of psychological: human experiences, mental processes and forms are hidden behind the symbols that have been passed down from generation to generation and finally reached us, that we have solved them, stripped them veil and again saw their hidden meaning, to realize their deep essence. We believe that the basis of any myth, any image, any symbolic narrative is a reality, not always historical. Labyrinth - a real myth is a story about the characters and events that historical science does not recognize real, but seen as a symbol.
Cretan labyrinth was not an invention of the ancient and true miracle of architecture, which was something strange reason. Meters, which took at least 5-6 levels above-ground floors, connected by walkways and stairs, and a number of underground vaults. This was the famous maze at Knossos, which was a building with a total area of 22 thousand sq. In 1900, archaeologist came to Crete and began excavations.Īrthur Evans excavated nearly 30 years and has unearthed not a city but a palace, equal in size to the whole city. Likely that anyone would rather die of hunger or thirst before found to yield.ĭuring its long history the Cretan labyrinth several times destroyed and rebuilt again and in 1380 BC, was destroyed and abandoned completely, until the English archaeologist A.Evans not found mysterious hieroglyphic writing in the Oxford Museum. If the passages of the labyrinth was a meter wide, and the walls - to 30 centimeters thick, the only path leading from it would have a length of more than a kilometer.
Medieval scholars believed the labyrinth of Daedalus most complex of all ever created.Īccording to legend, Daedalus created this maze, to conclude in his Minotaur.ĭaedalus very cleverly used the psychological factors of behavior that the probability of escape from the labyrinth of almost zero.
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