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Enter the Labyrinth with Jim Henson’s Labyrinth board game! Your mission: to conquer the Labyrinth and emancipate baby Toby. Just choose one of five detailed game tokens, grab four trusted friends, and make your way through a magical, ever-changing maze. This gorgeous throw blanket features a beautiful illustration of the fantastical Labyrinth cast! Measuring 36″ x 58″, this silky-smooth banket reminds one that “forever” is a nearly negligible period of time. Labyrinth is a word of pre-Greek origin whose derivation and meaning are uncertain. Maximillian Mayer suggested as early as 1892 [11] that labyrinthos might derive from labrys, a Lydian word for "double-bladed axe". [12] Arthur Evans, who excavated the Minoan palace of Knossos in Crete early in the 20th century, suggested that ruins inspired the story of the labyrinth, and since the double axe motif appears in the palace ruins, he asserted that labyrinth could be understood to mean "the house of the double axe". [13] The same symbol, however, was discovered in other palaces in Crete. [14] Nilsson observed that in Crete the double axe is not a weapon and always accompanies goddesses or women and not a male god. [15] Gottesformel.ch, "Die Kretische Labyrinth-Höhle" by Thomas M. Waldmann, rev. 2009 (in German, English, French, and Greek). Description of a labyrinthine artificial cave system near Gortyn, Crete, widely considered the original labyrinth on Crete.Beekes also finds the relation with labrys speculative, and suggests instead a relation with Greek λαύρα ('narrow street'). [22] Ancient labyrinths [ edit ] Cretan labyrinth [ edit ] A Roman mosaic from Zeugma, Commagene (now in the Zeugma Mosaic Museum) depicting Daedalus, his son Icarus, Queen Pasiphaë, and two of her female attendants Theseus in the Minotaur's labyrinth, by Edward Burne-Jones, 1861 This minimalist print features a looming Jareth, a concerned Ludo, a partially hidden Hoggle, and that famous, infuriating maze. Art-appreciating Goblin Kings tend to hang this piece upside-down in the Escher room. Pliny the Elder's Natural History (36.90) lists the legendary Smilis, reputed to be a contemporary of Daedalus, together with the historical mid-sixth-century BC architects and sculptors Rhoikos and Theodoros as two of the makers of the Lemnian labyrinth, which Andrew Stewart [33] regards as "evidently a misunderstanding of the Samian temple's location en limnais ['in the marsh']." Follow the continuing adventures of Jareth, Sarah, Toby, and whatever creatures assail them in these engrossing, Labyrinth-based books. Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Straight to the Castle Kern, Hermann (2000). "Chapter III: Ancient "Labyrinths" ". Through the Labyrinth. Munich, New York, London: Prestel. pp.57–65. ISBN 3791321447.

Aspesi, Francesco (1996). "Greco labyrinthos, ebraico d ebîr". KRHTH TIS GAI ESTI: Studi e ricerche intorno ai testi minoici. Roma: Il Calamo. Radford, Ben (2014). "Chapter 10 Labyrinths: Sacred Symbols in the Sand". Mysterious New Mexico. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. pp.207–224. ISBN 978-0-8263-5450-1.

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Wherever you place them, these Labyrinth magnets will make any standard, unmagical object infinitely more fantastical.

Astrolog.org, Maze classification, Extensive classification of labyrinths and algorithms to solve them. Doob, Penelope Reed (1992). The Idea of the Labyrinth: from Classical Antiquity through the Middle Ages. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-80142-393-7. Labyrinth-inspired jewelry that bedazzles, ensnares and makes one unaware. Ello Worm from Labyrinth Stud Earrings Carl Schuster and Edmund Carpenter, Patterns that Connect: Social Symbolism in Ancient & Tribal Art, Harry N. Abrams, NY, 1996.Labyrinths have on various occasions been used in Christian tradition as a part of worship. The earliest known example is from a fourth-century pavement at the Basilica of St Reparatus, at Orleansville, Algeria, with the words "Sancta Eclesia" [ sic] at the center, though it is unclear how it might have been used in worship. Henning Eichberg, "Racing in the labyrinth? About some inner contradictions of running." In: Athletics, Society & Identity. Imeros, Journal for Culture and Technology, 5 (2005): 1. Athen: Foundation of the Hellenic World, 169-192. You can leave the Labyrinth, but you can never leave your friends. Made from 100% cotton, this Labyrinth t-shirt features ultra-cute versions of Ludo, Hoggle, Sir Didymus, and his trusty mount, Ambrosius. Just wish hard enough, and they’ll probably appear in your closet. Edward Hays, The Lenten Labyrinth: Daily Reflections for the Journey of Lent, Forest of Peace Publishing, 1994. This cute rendering of the garish Goblin King? He has the magical, omni-powerful orb! From Funko, the masters of adorable figure-making, this Jareth figure will show you infinite worlds within infinite ballrooms.

Mayer, "Maximilian (1892). "Mykenische Beiträge. II. Zur mykenischen Tracht und Kultur". Jahrbuch des Kaiserlich deutschen archäologischen Instituts. VII: 191. One can think of labyrinths as symbolic of pilgrimage: people walking the path ascend toward salvation or enlightenment. Mystical teachings in traditions across centuries suggest that they can also be understood as coded maps of the spiritual path. [55] Author Ben Radford conducted an investigation into some of the claims of spiritual and healing effects of labyrinths, reporting on his findings in his book Mysterious New Mexico. [56] If you say your right words, the Goblin King will avail you of any intolerable children. This Labyrinth t-shirt reminds one that goblins are always listening, and forever willing to oblige. There are examples of labyrinths in many disparate cultures. The symbol has appeared in various forms and media ( petroglyphs, classic-form, medieval-form, pavement, turf, and basketry) at some time throughout most parts of the world, from Native North and South America to Australia, Java, India, and Nepal. a b Kern, Hermann (2000). "VIII. Church Labyrinths". Through the Labyrinth: Designs and Meaning Over 5,000 Years. Prestel. ISBN 978-3-7913-2144-8.

Celebrate Christmas (and conquering the maze) with these Labyrinth-inspired Christmas ornaments and decorations. Jareth the Goblin King Christmas Ornament It’s a potted (but unplantable) Eye Lichen! Custom made with various mosses, plastic eyes, and terra cotta pots, these fairly tame Eye Lichens never speak, but they’re always watching. The use of labyrinths has recently been revived in some contexts of Christian worship. Many churches in Europe and North America have constructed permanent, typically unicursal, labyrinths, or employ temporary ones (e.g., painted on canvas or outlined with candles). For example, a labyrinth was set up on the floor of St Paul's Cathedral for a week in March 2000. [57] Some conservative Christians disapprove of labyrinths, considering them pagan practices or "new age" fads. [58] Usage in media [ edit ] Amenable to the Goblin King’s affections? Looking forward to an eternity without screaming siblings or negligent parents? Then put on this Goblin Queen t-shirt, take the hypnotic ring from Jareth’s hand, and simply say, “I do.” Adrian Fisher & Georg Gerster, The Art of the Maze, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1990. ISBN 0-297-83027-9.