Mazes and labyrinths; a general account of their history and developments (1922)
Matthews, William Henry, 1882- · London, New York, etc. Longmans, Green · leaf 245
n which the poet has embalmed for us thelegends current in his time concerning the wanderings ofAeneas, the reputed son of Anchises and Venus, after thefall of the city of Troy, which he had fought bravelyto defend. Aeneas, who escaped from the city carrying his fatheron his shoulders, led forth… … Fig. 135.—Etruscan Vase. Details, showing Labyrinth and retro-script label—- TRUIA. (Deecke.) simply Troja. According to the Roman tradition it wasintroduced into Italy by Aeneas, and his son Ascaniusimparted it to the Alban kings and through them to theRomans. The game consisted of a sort of…
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