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The pyramid was made
for amenemhet III of the 12th Dynasty and
The pyramid of Hawarra, located near
the oasis Faiyum, is believed to post
date the so called "Black Pyramid" built by
the same ruler at Dashur. It is the
Hawarra
pyramid that is believed to have been Amenemhet's final resting place. The huge
mortuary temple that originally stood
adjacent to this pyramid is believed to have
formed the basis of the labyrinth mentioned
by such ancient historians as Herodotus,
Strabo and Diodorus Siculus, and which is
said to have been the model for the
labyrinth built by Daedalus for King Minos
of Crete to house the Minotaur. |
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