Coin (AE 14) of Cnossus (Stater of Knossos) (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
According to Greek myth, the master inventor and craftsman Daedalos built a labyrinth on Crete to contain the monstrous Minotaur, the half-human, half-bull son of Pasiphae, wife of King Minos. The myth is set in the heroic age, which scholars associate with the Bronze Age; even the word “labyrinth” is thought to predate the Greek language.
Lent by Mr. A. Thomas Androus
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