Comment on Labyrinth LocatorparentComments−xnx6moat several junctures the incorrect pathCommon misunderstanding. A labyrinth is a single path. It does not have branches like a maze.−lores6moThat's the technical meaning, but in common language the two gave been interchangeable for centuries, so it's regrettably hard to be pedantic.−yellowapple6moIf that's the case, then why did Theseus need that ball of yarn from Ariadne to avoid getting lost in one?−emigreOP6moThis really puts the 1986 movie Labyrinth in a new light, haha.
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Common misunderstanding. A labyrinth is a single path. It does not have branches like a maze.
That's the technical meaning, but in common language the two gave been interchangeable for centuries, so it's regrettably hard to be pedantic.
If that's the case, then why did Theseus need that ball of yarn from Ariadne to avoid getting lost in one?
This really puts the 1986 movie Labyrinth in a new light, haha.