More on the Labyrinth on the Coins of Knossos

In his ‘Natural History’ (36.84-93), Pliny the Elder lists four buildings termed ‘labyrinths’. His second labyrinth, which came directly after the Egyptian one, was built by Daedalus in Crete, not far from Knossos, and appears on Knossian coins as the symbol of Knossos. The main aim of this article...

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Autor principal:	Mariusz Mielczarek
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Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2013
Materias:	Crete Knossos coinage labyrinth Minos Minotaur Ancient history D51-90 History of the arts NX440-632
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a9baf82029f64ee6b76853e446f2e2ad2021-11-27T13:19:55ZMore on the Labyrinth on the Coins of Knossos10.12797/SAAC.17.2013.17.111899-15482449-867Xhttps://doaj.org/article/a9baf82029f64ee6b76853e446f2e2ad2013-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/saac/article/view/3052https://doaj.org/toc/1899-1548https://doaj.org/toc/2449-867X In his ‘Natural History’ (36.84-93), Pliny the Elder lists four buildings termed ‘labyrinths’. His second labyrinth, which came directly after the Egyptian one, was built by Daedalus in Crete, not far from Knossos, and appears on Knossian coins as the symbol of Knossos. The main aim of this article is to discuss the differing forms of this labyrinth and their origins. The first coins of Knossos appeared around 470 BC and bore a pattern of four meanders to indicate a labyrinth. A square labyrinth pattern followed and this was finally replaced by one of circular form. Mariusz MielczarekKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleCreteKnossoscoinagelabyrinthMinosMinotaurAncient historyD51-90History of the artsNX440-632ENFRStudies in Ancient Art and Civilization, Vol 17 (2013)
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description	In his ‘Natural History’ (36.84-93), Pliny the Elder lists four buildings termed ‘labyrinths’. His second labyrinth, which came directly after the Egyptian one, was built by Daedalus in Crete, not far from Knossos, and appears on Knossian coins as the symbol of Knossos. The main aim of this article is to discuss the differing forms of this labyrinth and their origins. The first coins of Knossos appeared around 470 BC and bore a pattern of four meanders to indicate a labyrinth. A square labyrinth pattern followed and this was finally replaced by one of circular form.
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