labyrinth
inescapable winding structure
Today this word meansA structure so intricate that, once in, you can hardly get out.
From the Labyrinth of Crete, which Daedalus built to imprison the Minotaur.
The inner ear's balance organ is called the labyrinth in anatomy — it earned the same name for its intricate structure.
Worth noting
Strictly, some distinguish a labyrinth (a single winding path, no branches) from a maze (branching paths). In everyday use they blur together.