The first recorded labyrinth comes from Egypt in the 5th century B.C.; the Greek historian, Herodotus, wrote that "all the works and buildings of the Greeks put together would certainly be inferior to this labyrinth as regards labor and expense." One of the most famous labyrinths of antiquity is the Cretan Labyrinth, ...

Who created the first labyrinth?

Daedalus, (Greek: “Skillfully Wrought”) mythical Greek inventor, architect, and sculptor who was said to have built, among other things, the paradigmatic Labyrinth for King Minos of Crete.

Where did the labyrinth originate?

Concentrating primarily on the labyrinths of the western world, these symbols were originally connected to the ancient Greek legend concerning King Minos of Crete, who had an inescapable labyrinth built to house the ferocious half-man, half-bull Minotaur.