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[[File:HK Advents-Labyrinth 14122013 100sec.ogg|thumb|thumbtime=84|Cretan labyrinth made with 2500 burning [[tealight]]s in the [[Centre for Christian Meditation and Spirituality of the Diocese of Limburg]] at the [[Holy Cross Church, Frankfurt-Bornheim|Holy Cross Church]] in [[Frankfurt am Main]]-[[Bornheim (Frankfurt am Main)|Bornheim]]]] |
[[File:HK Advents-Labyrinth 14122013 100sec.ogg|thumb|thumbtime=84|Cretan labyrinth made with 2500 burning [[tealight]]s in the [[Centre for Christian Meditation and Spirituality of the Diocese of Limburg]] at the [[Holy Cross Church, Frankfurt-Bornheim|Holy Cross Church]] in [[Frankfurt am Main]]-[[Bornheim (Frankfurt am Main)|Bornheim]]]] |
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The straight-line spirals of Celtic labyrinths originated in [[chevron (insignia)|chevrons]] and [[lozenges]] and are drawn by the Celts using a [[connect the dots]] method.<ref name="Meehan"/> |
The straight-line spirals of Celtic labyrinths originated in [[chevron (insignia)|chevrons]] and [[lozenges]] and are drawn by the Celts using a [[connect the dots]] method.<ref name="Meehan"/> |
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Celtic labyrinths are found among carvings at [[Camonica Valley]], occupied by the Celts early in the first millennium, most older than the one [[Knossos]] or Classical style example found there. The mythology associated with the labyrinths also suggest Celtic origin. For example, the labyrinths containing eyes or a figure with horns and a snake about its waist imply the deity [[Cernunnos]]. Lastly, Celtic examples resembling the Cretan model but featuring path-line reversal (the path of one is traceable as the line of the other) suggest Celtic pre-knowledge of their construction. Methods of constructing Classical labyrinths from figure with serpent through waist and ocular spiral may be demonstrated.<ref name="Meehan"/> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 20:06, 17 July 2020
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Celtic mazes are straight-line spiral patterns that have been drawn all over the world since prehistoric times. The patterns originate in early Celtic developments in stone and metal-work, and later in medieval Insular art. Prehistoric spiral designs date back to Gavrinis (c. 3500 BCE).[1]
The straight-line spirals of Celtic labyrinths originated in chevrons and lozenges and are drawn by the Celts using a connect the dots method.[1]
See also
- Celtic knot
- Labyrinth
- Prayer Labyrinth
- Maze, whose technical definition does not include "Celtic mazes"
- Spirangle
References
- ^ a b Meehan, Aidan (1993). Celtic Design: Maze Patterns, pp. 7–8. ISBN 0-500-27747-8.
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