Labyrinth vs Maze: What's the Difference?
- One convoluted path, no choices.
- No dead ends, only an entrance/exit and an centre.
- Classic labyrinth patterns appear 4500 years ago, across cultures.
- Not always accurate. Some ancient labyrinths (ex: Daedalus labyrinth, home to the mythic Minotaur, were clearly mazes).
- Forked paths, requiring choices.
- Dead ends.
- Earliest maze known maze design only 600 years old.
- Began in Europe, alongside the Renaissance and growing idea of free.
- See Maze design principles