In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth (Ancient Greek: λαβύρινθος, romanized: Labúrinthos) [a] is an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos. Its function was to hold the Minotaur, the monster eventually killed by the hero Theseus.

In Crete he eventually became the official architect and sculptor for Minos. In Knossos he built the Palace, the Labyrinth, the wooden likeness of a cow for Pasiphae, and even helped Ariadne and Thiseas kill the horrible Minotaur .

2017年2月9日 · Mythology tells us that this labyrinth was built by the famed craftsman Daedalus on the orders of King Minos, to be the dwelling place of the monstrous Minotaur. This half-bull and half-man fed upon seven youths and seven maidens sent annually from Athens.

A multicursal labyrinth (maze), which refers to a complex branching puzzle with choices of path and direction and a unicursal labyrinth (Cretan labyrinth) which has only a single, non-branching path, which leads to the center.

2024年4月18日 · Gods, Monsters, Heroes – what more could you want from a visit to the Palace of Knossos on Crete? Beneath this UNESCO world heritage site is the fabled labyrinth of the Minotaur, a major element in Greek mythology.

2024年6月13日 · In Greek mythology, the island of Crete provides the setting for a legendary battle between the heroic Theseus and the half-human, half-bull monstrosity known as the Minotaur, which is said to...

The Labyrinth was an ingenious maze commissioned by King Minos and designed by the architect Daedalus. In order to escape the maze after killing the Minotaur, Theseus needed a ball of thread, given to him by the princess Ariadne.

2021年3月29日 · According to legend, the Minotaur was trapped in the Labyrinth, a dark maze built by Daedalus on the island of Crete. The Minotaur’s Labyrinth was one of the most legendary places in Greek mythology, so people assumed it was an invention of ancient storytellers.

The Minotaur Labyrinth was a vast, intricate maze built in ancient Crete under King Minos’s orders and designed by Daedalus. It was constructed to imprison the Minotaur, a creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man, born from Queen Pasiphae and a sacred bull.

The Cretan Labyrinth is a legendary maze that has captured the imagination of people for centuries. According to Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was built by the master craftsman Daedalus for King Minos of Crete. The Labyrinth was designed to contain a ferocious creature known as the Minotaur, which was half-man and half-bull. Minos and the Minotaur