The Hopi Indians saw the labyrinth as a symbol of Mother Earth, and the hundreds of stone labyrinths along the Scandinavian shoreline were used as magic traps for trolls and evil winds to ensure safe fishing.
Itinuturing ng mga Hopi Indians ang labyrinth na Inang kalikasan at ang daan-daang labyrinths na yari sa bato sa baybayin ng Scandinavia ay ginagamit na panghuli ng masamang hangin upang matiyak ang kaligtasan ng mangingisda.