(lab′ə·rinth) noun
1. A confusing network of passages, as in a building; a maze of intricate paths, as in a park or garden.
2. Hence, any perplexing combination.
3. Anat. The winding passages of the internal ear. [<LABYRINTH]
—lab′y·rin′·thine (-thin, -thēn) or thi·an or ·thic or ·thi·cal adjective
—lab′y·rin′·thi·cal·ly adverb

(lab′ə·rinth)
In Greek mythology, the maze used to confine the Minotaur, constructed by Daedalus for Minos of Crete. [<L labyrinthus <Gk. labyrinthos; ult. origin unknown]
THE LABYRINTH OF MINOS