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 Crystal Maze means of keeping the show visually fresh. The concept of "The Crystal Maze" was developed in just "two days", creating a show which although similar to "Fort Boyard", was substantially different in presentation and style. It was later adapted in France for children under the title of "" ("Fantastic worlds") and broadcast from 9 September 1992 to 15 November 1995 on France 3. Each team that competed on "The Crystal Maze" have to undertake a series of challenges (referred to as games) within four different themed "zones" within the Maze, each consisting of six game rooms, referred to as "cells".