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Apparently, geranos \u2013 <\/em>crane or chain dance– <\/em>\u00a0was performed for the first time by Theseus after rescuing seven youth and seven maidens from the Labyrinth, the maze built by Dedalus to imprison the Minotaur in Cnossos.[1]<\/sup><\/a> This complex structure had a single non-branching path which led to the centre, suggesting a continuous movement to the middle and back to the sides, which was accomplished by the hero thanks to Arianna\u2019s gift: a thread that allowed him to move back and forth and thus, enabled him to find the exit after killing the monster. \u00a0The dance evoked the intricate movements performed by Theseus to escape the labyrinth and may be depicted on the celebrated Fran\u00e7ois Vase, a late 6th<\/sup> century Attic black-figure krater that shows Theseus leading a choral formation on its upper frieze.<\/p>\n

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Details of the Fran\u00e7ois Vase, Archaeological Museum of Florence<\/p>\n

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Chain dances \u2013 especially those evoking maze-like movements \u2013 can be found in many mystery rites: wanderings of torch-bearing initiates at Eleusis used to represent the wanderings of Demeter in her search for Persephone. The mythic labyrinth in Cnossos has been associated with caves, temples, palaces, and open floors. Dancing consisting of these intricate maze-like movements produced amazement in people and prepared them for mystic realities and a joyous afterlife.[2]<\/a><\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> Plutarch, Theseus<\/em> 21.<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> Fitton 1973:255-6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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