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a one-way trap dressed as a puzzle, since the original had only a single winding path
means A complex, winding structure of intricate passages designed to confuse anyone trying to find their way through — or, by extension, any bewilderingly tangled situation.
from From Greek 'labyrinthos,' the name of the maze King Minos had built on Crete to imprison the Minotaur. The word is likely pre-Greek, possibly borrowed from a non-Greek Aegean language — some link it to 'labrys,' the double-headed axe whose symbol marked the Cretan palace at Knossos, so a labyrinth may once have meant 'house of the double axe,' though that connection remains debated.
- no choices
- True labyrinths have one path, never branches
- vs maze
- Mazes confuse you, labyrinths just stall you
- minotaur tenant
- Built to cage a bull-headed man-eater
- church floors
- Medieval cathedrals laid them for walking prayer
- theseus hack
- He escaped with a literal ball of string
palace of knossos — bronze age minoan palace in crete with over 1,300 rooms built around 1700 bce, inspired the greek myth of the labyrinth
chartres cathedral maze — medieval french cathedral with 11-circuit labyrinth pattern on floor, built in 12th-13th century in chartres
hampton court maze — famous hedge maze at hampton court palace near london, planted in 1690, still a major tourist attraction