Warehouse 13 Artifact Database Wiki
Warehouse 13 Artifact Database Wiki
Cretan Labyrinth Archway

Origin

Daedalus/King Minos

Type

Archway Keystone

Effects

Creates a twisting and inescapable labyrinth

Downsides

Walls constantly change, making navigation almost impossible

Activation

Setting in place atop doorway

Collected by

Unknown, presumably Warehouse 1 or Warehouse 2

Section

Escher Vault

Date of Collection

Unrecorded

[Source]


Origin[]

In Greek Mythology, the great architect Daedalus was imprisoned by King Minos of Crete and forced to build a colossal labyrinth to house the Minotaur, a monster birthed by his wife. The story says that Daedalus and his nephew Icarus were imprisoned in the Labyrinth after it's completion.

In reality, Daedalus used the power of another artifact, his slate, to infuse the entrance to the Labyrinth with the power to distort the rooms and corridors beyond into a twisted maze.

During the construction of Warehouse 13, M.C. Escher repurposed it into the construsction of the Escher Vault.

Effects[]

When the keystone of the arch is set in place above a doorway, the room beyond stretches and distorts until it forms a massive labyrinth. The walls and stairs constantly change positions, making navigation and escape almost impossible.

It is used in conjunction with M.C. Escher's Mirror Ball to create the distorted and twisted Escher Vault.