The Minotaur in House of Leaves the Minotaur, or die trying. Customarily, these fourteen people were displayed to Minos before their departure to Knossos. Minos' daughter, Ariadne, who was also present was enchanted by Theseus and helped him by asking Daedalus to reveal the way around the maze. She handed him a sword and a spool of thread to make his way back. Thesus succeeded in his attempt to kill the Minotaur and returned victorious. On page 111 of the 2000 American novel "House of Leaves", the Minotaur is spoken of fondly by Zampano and almost deliberately the whole passage has been struck. He talks about
The Maze (painting) didn’t seem able or interested in untangling the snarl, then I, at least, should do and try everything in my power before giving up." A year after painting "The Maze", Kurelek attempted suicide. Freedom at last from the prison of "The Maze" would come with Kurelek's later conversion to Roman Catholicism; this evolution is depicted in the film "William Kurelek's The Maze". In 1971, he painted "Out of the Maze" which he presented as a gift to Maudsley Hospital. The work depicts Kurelek with his wife and four children saying grace at a picnic near a pond on the prairie.