Daedalus Icarus' wings, Daedalus is portrayed assisting in the creation of something that has subsequent negative consequences, in this case with his creation of the monstrous Minotaur's almost impenetrable Labyrinth, which made slaying the beast an endeavour of legendary difficulty. The most familiar literary telling explaining Daedalus' wings is a late one, that of Ovid: in his "Metamorphoses" (VIII:183–235) Daedalus was shut up in a tower to prevent the knowledge of his Labyrinth from spreading to the public. He could not leave Crete by sea, as the king kept a strict watch on all vessels, permitting none to sail without being
Return to Labyrinth the making of and commentary on the DVD release of "Labyrinth". Another book at the Ministry is titled "Legend of Dark Crystal", referring to Tokyopop's 2 part Manga series "Legends of the Dark Crystal" based on the Jim Henson film. Toby's Philosophy teacher, Glosspan, is a reference to the character Pangloss from "Candide" by Voltaire. In Toby's flashback, Sarah reads the phrase "When the Wizard awoke, the six colored suns were shining..." which is from "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz". Cob the Exile's tiny robot, Mandelbrot, addresses Jareth by saying, "Please state the nature of the medical emergency," a