λ11Λαβύρινθος
labyrinth
[Meaning a] spiral-shaped place; it is also said of nonsense. [sc. The term arises] from its not having [labein] a door [thura]. Or from using many circles of words. It also means the votive-offering of the Grotto…
Λαβύρινθος· κοχλιοειδὴς τόπος· λέγεται δὲ ἐπὶ τῶν φλυάρων. παρὰ τὸ μὴ λαβεῖν θύραν. ἢ παρὰ τὸ πολλοὺς λόγων κύκλους κεχρῆσθαι. σημαίνει δὲ καὶ τὸ τῶν Ἀντριάδων Νυμφῶν ἀνάθημα. εἰν…
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