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by aiilns 700 days ago
I don't think you're right. I won't pretend to be an expert on any of this, but as a speaker of modern Greek I can confidently say that λαβύρινθος (labyrinth) is the only word in Greek to describe both your definition of a labyrinth and a maze.

For example, this Wikipedia article[1] on labyrinth in Greek, which has the picture [2] of a maze and calls it a labyrinth.

[1] https://el.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CE%B1%CE%B2%CF%8D%CF%...

[2] https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NAMA_Tablette_1287...