“House of Asterion” Allusions

Daedalus, Pasiphae and wooden cow Daedalus, Pasiphae and wooden cow. Roman fresco from the northern wall of the triclinium in the Casa dei Vettii (VI 15,1) in Pompeii.

Pasiphaë and the Minotaur Pasiphaë and the Minotaur. Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, 340-320 BCE.

Theseus and the Minotaur. Side A from an Attic red-figure pelike, ca Theseus and the Minotaur. Side A from an Attic red-figure pelike, ca. 480-460 BCE.

Pyramid of Hawara, commissioned c Pyramid of Hawara, commissioned c. 2300 BCE by Egyptian pharaoh Amenemhét III. The unusual temple on the south side of the pyramid was called the “Labyrinth” by by ancient Greek historian Herodotus in his 5th century BCE book about Egypt.