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1) labyrinth. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Amenemhet III of the XII dynasty built himself a funeral temple in the form of a great labyrinth near Lake Moeris. More celebrated was a labyrinth in Crete built,...

2) labyrinth fish. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...labyrinth fish, see betta; climbing perch; gourami....

3) climbing perch. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Labyrinth fishes are spiny-finned fishes of Africa and SE Asia, which have a labyrinthine chamber over the gills that enables them to absorb and retain atmospheric...

4) gourami. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Like other members of their family, gouramis have a labyrinthine breathing apparatus connected to each gill chamber that enables them to utilize atmospheric oxygen....

5) maze. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Greek labyrinth, consisting of intricate paths or alleys lined with high hedges and having a center and exit difficult to find. It was a prominent feature in the...

6) Ariadne. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Greek mythology, Cretan princess, daughter of Minos and Pasiphae. She loved Theseus, and gave him the skein of thread that enabled him to make his way out of the...

7) Knight, George Wilson. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...George Wilson, 1897-1985, English writer and critic, grad. Oxford (B.A., 1923; M.A., 1925). He wrote numerous books and essays on English literature, including The...

8) Baggesen, Jens. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Danish poet and satirist, b. Sjaeland. Although a Germanophile, Baggesen was considered the leading Danish poet of his day. His elegant, imaginative poems include...

9) Epernay. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The wine is stored in caves (open to tourists) which form a labyrinth some 30 mi (48 km) long in the surrounding hills. Heavy fighting there during World War I destroyed...

10) Daedalus. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Greek mythology, craftsman and inventor. After killing his apprentice Talos in envy, he fled from Greece to Crete. There, he arranged the liaison between Pasiphae...

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