CHAPTER IV

THE CRETAN LABYRINTH

(i) _The Story of Theseus and the Minotaur_

Plutarch's Life of Theseus; the Cretan Exploit--The Athenian

Tribute--The Labyrinth of Daedalus--The Clue of Ariadne--

The Fight with the Minotaur--The Crane Dance--Tragedies

of the Hero's Return--Other Accounts of the Legend--

Speculations concerning Minos and Daedalus 17-22

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