This paper proposes that the symbolic image of the classical seven-circuit labyrinth represents a calendar consisting of repeatable patterns duplicating the circle dance of the heavens. By deconstructing the symbol and applying Hesiodʼs Works and Days, this research attempts to demonstrate how the labyrinth represented time to the ancients. It is this understanding of time that connects the present-day use of the labyrinth as a tool for meditation or as a symbolic referent in works of art.
