The Accounts of Herodotus and Classical Writers

The description of the Labyrinth given by Herodotus ¹ may be said to be the master text used by other later writers in the classical world, who might well not have written their own descriptions but for his account. In examining the concise record given by Herodotus, it is important to keep in mind several factors that bear on this 5th century B.C. visit.