Both Uses of
labyrinth
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Langdon felt utterly spent as he and Sophie hurdled a turnstile at the Temple tube station and dashed deep into the grimy labyrinth of tunnels and platforms.
Chpt 87-88 *labyrinth = complex paths
- One false step through the wrong archway, and a visitor was lost in a labyrinth of outdoor passageways surrounded by high walls.
Chpt 97-98
Definition:
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(labyrinth) a maze (a complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost)
or: anything so complicated that it is extremely confusing
or: a complex anatomical system of interconnecting cavities -- especially the inner eareditor's notes: The word "labyrinth" comes from the name of the maze of passages where, in Greek mythology, Theseus had to escape from the Minotaur.