`  ::There is no historical connection with the labyrinth of Crete that housed the Minotaur. Herodotus' use of ``labyrinth`` to describe the structure that he saw in Egypt shows how the architectural connotations of the word had developed by the 5th century BCE. I have corrected the misleading and erroneous remark at Hawara—an article that really could use some work, especially some references.    `