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Difference between revisions of "Blood In The Labyrinth"
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| − | * The | + | * The '''Labyrinth''' of Crete, housing the '''Minotaur''' — half-bull, half-man, child of King Minos's wife Pasiphaë and the Cretan Bull. Seven Athenian youths and seven maidens were sent in as ritual tribute every nine years to be devoured; Theseus ends the sacrificial cycle. |
| + | * The myth reads as an '''archaic religion of sacrifice''', the kind that Christianity was understood (by its own theologians) to supersede. Adjacent to the bull-horned imagery and the "god with horns" sample on ''[[Geogaddi]]'''s "[[You Could Feel the Sky]]". | ||
| + | * The Labyrinth is also a medieval Christian symbol — the cathedral-floor labyrinth of Chartres was walked as a substitute for the pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Sacrificial blood in the labyrinth layers pagan sacrifice on Christian pilgrimage. | ||
== Samples / Lyrics == | == Samples / Lyrics == | ||
Revision as of 17:12, 22 April 2026
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| Running time | 4:55 |
| Appears on | Inferno |
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- The Labyrinth of Crete, housing the Minotaur — half-bull, half-man, child of King Minos's wife Pasiphaë and the Cretan Bull. Seven Athenian youths and seven maidens were sent in as ritual tribute every nine years to be devoured; Theseus ends the sacrificial cycle.
- The myth reads as an archaic religion of sacrifice', the kind that Christianity was understood (by its own theologians) to supersede. Adjacent to the bull-horned imagery and the "god with horns" sample on Geogaddis "You Could Feel the Sky".
- The Labyrinth is also a medieval Christian symbol — the cathedral-floor labyrinth of Chartres was walked as a substitute for the pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Sacrificial blood in the labyrinth layers pagan sacrifice on Christian pilgrimage.