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and especially nominated ENJOYS The
death of the philosopher Socrates was
postponed for thirty days because OF It's
absence on one of these voyages. for so
great was the reverence in which the cere.
mony was held that while the vessel was
on the waters the government Of Athens
could not put any condemned man to
death.
The location of the Labyrinth was
brought about largely by three specific dis
coveries in the excavating of the palace
ruins The first was the finding of great
chamber called by the expedition the Hall
OF the Double Axes because of the numer
our representations of this weapon on Its
halls and pillars.
The Greek word for the Double Axe is
Iabrys, and 1t is very significant that the
traditional name of the Minotaurs lair
Labvrinth-should be derived from this
same word. Almost literally 1t means
Double Axe Place. having derived Its con-
ception as maze through the tradition OF
its shane The leaders of the expedition
took this INTO consideration and also re.
fected that It was curious that the sym
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- NE Of the greatest mysteries of the
past-the legendary Cretan Lady,
~ rinth, at the end of which dwelt the
Minotaur, a ravenous monster, half bull
and half mans on the verge of giving
I'D it's secrets to modern science, accord
ing to reports received recently in this
country from centres of archaeological re-
search in London and Paris.
With the lifting of the curtain OF war
it has been revealed that scientists, work
ing on the island of Crete, have discovered
what they believe to be a section of this
famed maze; and, if they are right the
opening of the subterranean passages,
ehoked by the debris of ages, is, of course,
only matter of time. When the end Is
reached the true character Of whatever it
was that so impressed itself upon the
imagination Of man as the Minotaur Will
almost certainly be known.
The Labyrinth, the existence Of which
has been denied by whole schools Of ar
chaeology despite the persistence and the
apparent circumstantiality of the accounts
of it, lies, according to these reports, under
the ruined palace of KnOssOs, which was
the home of Minos, the king of the
people of whose civilization KnOssos was
the metropolis. KnOssOs was destroyed
about three thousand years B. c. while IN
the height of its power and glory Just what
we're the agencies of its destruction is
not known, but with it were also destroyed
oF ELa
ancient Cretans were called. And it is
an extraordinary fact that, although their
culture, their writings and practically all
their history were wiped away at the same
time. the story of the Minotaur, of its
tortuous dwelling place and the record of
Youths and maidens sacrificed 10 it sur
wives and has remained fresh in the minds
of mankind for all these thousands OF
years.
What really was the Minotaur? Was
it some revival of the prehistoric mon
sters which once rosmed our earth, and
whose persistence has been reported here
and there even in our own times, notably
in the tales Of the sea-serpent and of the
remains Of the giant sloths which wan.
dered about South America? Or were the
hideous rites which were consummated by
the slaughter of boys and girls in the hid,
den crypt at the end of the Labyrinth per
formed by priests masked as and initiating
the animal which we do know was so
strangely and strongly a part of the re-
ligion of this people?
Whatever the ceremonies which gave
rise TO the legend, they were clearly OF a
religious character. debased. of course.
We find the first description of the
Minotaur in the account by the Greek poet
Homer, who must have written a thousand
or more years after the destruction Of
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Knossos. Homer probably received his
version through oral tradition or word OF
mouth. this tradition being the recollection
of the generations between his time and
the occurrences. whatever they were. that
formed the basis of the legend itself.
AS this tale has it, Theseus, son of
Aegeus, King of Athens, having been
reared far from the court, and returning
when full grown, after accomplishing
many heroic deeds, determined to free his
native city from the tribute which had
been imposed by Minos. King Of the Island
of Crete. This tribute consisted in the
sending every year of seven youths and
seven maidens who were devOured by
great beast half bull, half man, called the
Minotaur. When this sacrlfcial vessel
sailed every year it was amid the wailing
and weeping of all Athens, the vessel It.
self carrying sails all Of black canvas, as
a symbol of mourning.
Theseus claimed the privilege of being
one of the chosen seven youths determined
TO STAY the Minotaur and to end the sacri
fee. Before sailing he promised his
father that if he succeeded in his mission
he would equip the vessel with white sails.
so that at a distance all Athens would
know that the horror was done for all
time
When Theseus landed in Crete he was
taken with the other victims to the palAce
of King Minos at Knossos, and when the
youths and maidens were exhibited the
Kings daughter Ariadne fell desperately
IN love with Theseus and determined to
save him. She gave sword to Theseus
and also provided him with a ball of thread
by which he might find his way out of the
Labyrinth after Staying the Minotaur.
Thus equipped, Theseus. who had done
many heroic deeds in his early days found
no great difficulty in Staying the beast
and by aid of the thread. which he had
carefully unwound as he was led through
the winding passages, he made his way
cut, bringing his companions with him.
There he found the beauteous Ariadne
awaiting him. and taking her on board the
SesseI they set sail for Athens.
The vessel stopped at the island of
Naxos and there, while Ariadne slept, the
faithless Theseus sailed away
One confirmation OF the story, it is
pointed out by the Rev. James Baikie, F
R. A S, distinguished English scientist
who has worked IN Crete, lies in a curious
circumstance of which there is wholly his
toricaI evidence. Mr. Baikie calls atten
finn IN the fact that the shin in which the
Greek hero was said to have made his
voyage was preserved with the utmost
care until at least the beginning of the
third century B. c. Furthermore. this
same galley was sent every year from
Athens to Delos with solemn sacrifices
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sage. the excayators came at last upon
a huge beehive chamber cut out Of the
rock underlying the southern porticO OF
the palace. 1t had been filled in with later
debris and shreds of the Middle Minoan
period, and evidently belonged to a period
antedating that of the construction Of even
the earliest palace. Its floor was only
reached in 1908 by small shaft at the
depth of ifty-two feet from the summit OF
its cupola; and as yet the floor remains
largely unexplOred, and may be expected
to furnish valuable information as to the
Early Minoan culture.
Professor Murray suggested that this
huge underground vault might be the
actual labyrinth of the legend, the under,
ground Temple of the Bull-GOd, and the
scene of the dark tragedies which belong
to the story of the MinOtaur
When the three openings were cOnsid-
cred together. it was found that the diTec-
ton of the curve in the passage under the
Hall of the Double Axes would carry It
10 the mysterious beehive-shaped crypt
and that extended it would turn beneath
the Procession Corridor, linking with the
tunnel previously described.
The curve. mapped out gave a portion
of a spiral indicating that the balance Of
the subterranean way formed an oval But
Just about this time there was discovered
on one of the walls what was clearly a
representation of the labyrinth itself. and
its form was a spiral, the outer curve Of
which correspondent to the hypothetical
curve of the subterranean ways already
found
At this point. with the solution of one
of the worlds greatest mysteries IN their
hands, the war put a stop to the expedi-
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Discoveries Under an Age
Long Ruined Palace IN Crete Which
May Prove, In Part at Least, the
Greek Poet Homer Strange Story
of the Mysterious Labyrinth and
the Hideous Man-Bull

TONS activities. It viii not be long, how
ever, before work can be resumed.
Sir A. ]. Evans, who has done perhaps
the greatest Of the Cretan exploring, has
this to say about the Palace Of Knossos:
We can hardly any longer hesitate to
recognize in this vast building, with its
winding corridors and subterranean ducts,
the labyrinth Of later traditions; and, as
a matter Of fact, a maze pattern recalling
the conventional representation Of the
Labyrinth in Greek art actually formed
the decoration Of one Of the corridors Of
the palace. It is difficult, moreover. not
to connect the repeated wall paintings
and reliefs Of the palace illustrating the
cruel bull sports Of the Minoan arena, in
which girls as well as youths took part
with the legend OF the Minotaur. or bull
Of Minos. for whose grisly meals Athens
was forced to pay annual tribute Of her
sons and daughters.
Actual figures Of a monster with
bulls head and a mans body occurred on
seals Of Minoan fabric found on this and
other Cretan sites"
The bull fights to which he refers seem
to have been a reflection Of whatever
hideous ceremony it was that took place
before the Minotaur. This sport" was
entirely different from the bull fight as.
we know it, Boys and girls who took
part in It were allowed no weapons. The
perilous game consisted in catching hold
Of the sharp horns of the bulls used. and.
when the animal raised its head, to use
these horns as a leverage to throw them,
selves over his back. The faintest mis-
calculation Of distance or the slip OF tht
hands would. OF course, PROSTATE the boy
or girl in front Of the beast to be gOred
to death.
The annual tribute of youths and
maidens from Athens may have been one
of the methods of the rulers of Crete to
keep replenished their stock Of bull
fighters. The lords and ladies and the
people of THAI day hocked to the sacred
arena to witness this sport Just as the
Roman pOpulace fOcked to the arenas to
see slaughter there Cruel as the modern
bull fight in Spain is, this MinOan sport"
from which, perhaps, it came, was far
more. 1t may be that a certain proportion
Of the maidens and youths who were sent
as tribute were reserved for still crueler
rights in the underground Lair which now
seems to be on the verge Of discovery.
1t is interesting to note that the palace
at KnossOs is equipped with practically
all modern eonveniences." The bath
room Of the queen might have served as
a model for one of to-day, and the drain
age was perfect-and. il may be said still
in workable order after all these cen
turtles. With the exception Of the dec
Olletage which is somewhat lower than
that OF the opera, the dresses OF the
ladies of this past time would not be out
of place on Broadway
The scientific world awaits with IN
terest the full publication of the renewed
labOrs at this most interesting lost city, :
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The MinOtaur.

The Distinguished English Painter,
G. F. Watts Conception of the
Legendary Monster Whose Tradi.
tionaI Lair, the Labyrinth, Science
Believes 1t HaS Discovered Be.
meath the Buried Palace of Knos-
SEES IN Crete. The English Painter
Follows the Ancient Description of
This Creature Which Science, of
Course, Rejects as Impossible,
Admitting However, That Cruel
Priests Might Have Masqueraded
as Such to Perform Human Sacri-
fees Which Gave Rise to the Story.
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palace with the Labyrinth ltseH!
investigation revealed a broad stairway
leading down INTO crypt, which in turn
had openings into wide passage, so lit
tered with debris as to be unenterable 1t
was noticed however. that this passage
instead of being straight was slightly
curved.
Was it possible that they had stumbled
upon one of the entrances of the MinO-
taur's Maze
After that was unearthed what is called
the Corridor OF the Procession" on the
southern side of the ruins. This corridor
evidently occupied a very important place
IN the religious activities of the palace
Along its sides ran paintings. remarkably
preserved depicting a procession to some
ceremony. And the clue to what this
ceremony was, was given by the numerous
representation of bulls, of bulls heads and
at last, as the passage was cleared, by car
wings of a monstrous creature. half bull
In other wOrds-the AIinotaur.
Further excavations revealed stairs lead
ing down Just as in the case of the Hall
of the Double Axes. Following the pas
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A Ground Plan of the Palace
at KnossOS Now Under Ex-
cavation and Showing by
Broken Spiral the Probable
Location and Arrangement
of the Subterranean Maze
Known as the Labyrinth. l.
Is the CorrIdor or Ine Pro-
cession, 2-the Great Sub
terranean Vault, and 3-the
Hall of the Double Axes, in
Each of Which Entrances
Into Subterranean Passages
Have Been Discovered; A.
Is the Probable Location of
the Great Chamber Where
Whatever 1t Was That Was
Called the MinotauT Dwelt
and Where Youths and
Maidens Were Sacri6eed.
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boIs of the Double Axe should be
so plentifully sprinkled about this
one place All through the palace
they had found the symbols, but
nothing like this concentration
Could it be that there was some
secret meaning to the lavish use
of the Double Axe here? Some
thing that connected the place more
closely than any other part of the
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A Wall Sculpture
from the Corridor
of the Procession
Depicting a Man
with a Bull Head,
Carved by the Lost
People Who Had
Made This Monster
a Symbol of Their
Wicked Rites.
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