the citing from the reference writing of the Wikipedia below with our newly acquired enlightenment: From  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth#Ancient_labyrinths: "In Greek mythology , the Labyrinth   ( Greek λαβύρινθος labyrinthos) was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos . Its function was