The Thread is the magical ball of twine that Theseus used to navigate his way through The Labyrinth, both in-universe and in real life Greek myths.

History

Originally used by Theseus to navigate himself through the Labyrinth, it was later taken by Golden Axe Food Company to re-create The Labyrinth. It was later used by Ezekiel Jones and Cassandra Cillian to escape the Labyrinth.^[1]

Later in the same year/season, it was used to re-weave the Loom of Fate in order to restore the original timeline.

Abilities

• Navigation: The Thread navigated Theseus through the Labyrinth.
• Magical Weaving of Reality: The Thread was used to re-weave the Loom of Fate after it was cut by Dulaque. Flynn did this to restore the original timeline that the Loom of Fate had been woven to create, which often supports the Librarians to be successful.

Appearances

The Librarians

Season 1

• "And the Horns of a Dilemma"
• “And the Loom of Fate”

Trivia

• The Golden Axe Food Company used a collection of rare Minoan artifacts to focus the power of the Thread creating the labyrinth.
• It can be used to repair the Loom of Fate, if the latter is damaged by an external threat.
• The Theseus-Ariadne relationship is a classic example of the price of magic, since Theseus promised but failed to take Minos' daughter (Ariadne) with him when he escaped, and she cursed him in response. The price was Theseus' failure to change the sail on his ship from black to white, causing his father to commit suicide at this pre-arranged signal of Theseus' death.

References

2. Bernstein, Jeremy (writer) & Frakes, Jonathan (director) (January 18, 2015). “And the Loom of Fate”. The Librarians. Season 1. Episode 10. TNT.