In Greek mythology, what was the Minotaur’s prison commonly called in ancient Greek?

The Minotaur’s prison was commonly called the Labyrinth in Greek mythology.

King Minos commissioned the Labyrinth to confine the Minotaur, a creature described as having a human body and a bull’s head. Its confusing passages made it difficult for anyone who entered to find the way out, which is why the word labyrinth later became a general term for a complicated maze.

The myth does not provide a modern architectural plan of the structure. Ancient writers describe it as an extraordinary construction associated with Crete, while later tradition connected it with the palace at Knossos.

A maze and a labyrinth are sometimes treated as identical, but modern design terminology often distinguishes them: a maze usually has branches and dead ends, whereas a unicursal labyrinth has one winding route. This distinction is modern and should not be imposed too rigidly on the ancient story.