Labyrinth of Amenemhet III

The building of Herodotus` 'Labyrynth' is a huge mortuary temple that originally stood adjacent to this pyramid. Moreover, they [Egyptians] decided to preserve the memory of their names by a common memorial, and so they made a labyrinth62 a little way beyond lake Moeris and near the place called the City of Crocodiles. I have seen it myself, and indeed words cannot describe it; if one were to collect the walls and evidence of other efforts of the Greeks, the sum would not amount to the labor and cost of this labyrinth¹Herodotus' description of the Egyptian Labyrinth inspired some central scenes in Bolesław Prus' 1895 historical novel, Pharaoh. Amenemhat III r. c. 1860 BC to c. 1814 BC,

See:

1. Herodotus, The Histories, with an English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920., Book II, pp. 160–61. - http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0126%3Abook%3D2&force=y

Références

1. ↑Herodotus II