The Minotaur in House of Leaves The Minotaur in House of Leaves The Minotaur or Minotauros was the son born of lust to Queen Pasiphae of Crete and a bull. He had the body of a man and the head of a bull and was more beast than human. The creature was banished by King Minos to reside in the centre of a labyrinth in Knossos built by the ingenious architect Daedalus and his son Icarus. The Minotaur was nursed by Queen Pasiphae as a child but grew to devour humans, so he was safely put away in the maze contrived so carefully and trickily that
The Maze (painting) a major influence on the work, as well as Shakespeare. Kurelek writes, "the psychological symbols of "The Maze" gradually shifted to more spiritual ones. They took on the appearance of Swiftian satire." Images of "The Maze" have been used in psychology classes, including that of James Maas at Cornell University. Maas was also involved in the making of the original film "The Maze: The Story of William Kurelek" (1969), which won a Red Ribbon Award for outstanding educational documentary in the 1972 American Film Festival. The film chronicles Kurelek's life through his paintings and on-camera revelations, using "The Maze" painting