All 3 Uses of
labyrinth
in
Angels & Demons
- The complex contained endless dark locations-maintenance closets, heating ducts, gardening sheds, bedroom wardrobes, even a labyrinth of underground tunnels.†
Chpt 15-16 *
- Rome from the air is a labyrinth-an indecipherable maze of ancient roadways winding around buildings, fountains, and crumbling ruins.†
Chpt 33-34
- For an instant Langdon recalled the ancient myth of Daedelus, how the boy kept one hand on the wall as he moved through the Minotaur's labyrinth, knowing he was guaranteed to find the end if he never broke contact with the wall.†
Chpt 63-64
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.