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Mazes and Labyriths: Chapter IV. The Cretan Labyrinth

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(i) The Story of Theseus and the Minotaur CHARLES KINGSLEY in "The Heroes" and Nathaniel Hawthorne in "Tanglewood Tales" have familiarised most English-speaking people with the story of the exploits of Theseus, and doubtless most folk have some acquaintance with the first volume of Plutarch's "Lives," but it will not be out of place here to recall the portions of the legend which are associated with our particular theme, the parts, that is to say, which concern the Labyrinth of Crete. In doing…

Mazes and Labyriths: Chapter IV. The Cretan Labyrinth

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