Labyrinth the palace had been the Labyrinth of Daedalus. Evans found various bull motifs, including an image of a man leaping over the horns of a bull, as well as depictions of a labrys carved into the walls. On the strength of a passage in the "Iliad", it has been suggested that the palace was the site of a dancing-ground made for Ariadne by the craftsman Daedalus, where young men and women, of the age of those sent to Crete as prey for the Minotaur, would dance together. By extension, in popular legend the palace is associated with the myth of
HMS Daedalus (1780) Samuel Inglefield, who transferred from HMS "Bacchante" in 1808. In November "Daedalus" was one of the vessels in the squadron under Sir Charles Dashwood. On 17 November the "", "Daedalus", , and , blockaded the city of Santo Domingo by taking possession of the town of Samaná, where the French were erecting batteries for their permanent establishment. "Daedalus" continued on the Jamaica station until a hurricane badly damaged her. A survey found her to be rotten throughout; she was paid off in October 1810 and broken up at Sheerness in July 1811. Citations References HMS Daedalus (1780) HMS "Daedalus" was