Although labyrinths are discovered from time to time, little is known about their true meaning and construction reasons. Many people think that mazes are used for entertainment. Some people think this is a difficult or nerve-racking problem. Others think that the maze is a symbol of special significance. The most famous labyrinth in ancient times is said to have been ordered by Minos to be built in Northrop, Crete, and designed by the famous architect and sculptor Daedalus. According to legend, the minotaur is a terrible minotaur monster who lives in the innermost room. Because his son died at the hands of the Athenians, King Minos forced them to give him seven pairs of young men and women every year as compensation to swallow Minotaur. Later, with the help of Minos' beautiful daughter Ellie Aini, theseus cut off the monster and escaped from the intricate maze.
Although this legend is widely known, the actual shape of the maze in Crete is unknown. This maze may be just a decorated walkway for dancing during the ancestor worship ceremony, or it may be a cave network called Gotina Cave today. The caves in the net are located near the Mies Palace in Northrop, and are connected by winding tunnels.
Some experts think that there is no maze in Minos Palace, because the English word "maze" comes from a Greek word meaning "double-headed axe". In ancient Crete, bulls were worshipped, especially in Northrop. The locals slaughtered bulls with double axes to worship their ancestors. Minos Palace may be a "land of two axes", which was later mistakenly called a maze. As for the maze described in the legend, archaeologists have not found a trace in Northers so far.