Final answer:
Option A is incorrect as King Minos had already commissioned Daedalus to construct the labyrinth prior to his escape, to confine the Minotaur and not as a plan to capture Daedalus after he fled. The labyrinth symbolized the complex structure of the Minoan palaces rather than a reactive measure by Minos. In mythology, Minos tried to capture Daedalus through different means, by setting a trap he believed only Daedalus could solve.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question pertains to the mythological figure King Minos and his reaction to the escape of Daedalus and Icarus. Contrary to the given options, King Minos, after the escape of Daedalus and his son Icarus who fled from their imprisonment by using wings made of feathers and wax, indeed sought to find Daedalus but did not use any of the methods described in the options. King Minos was already responsible for commissioning Daedalus to build the labyrinth, which was to house the Minotaur, a mythical creature that was half bull and half man, born from the illicit union between Minos' wife and a white bull. This labyrinth was an inescapable maze that represented the complex layout of the Minoan palaces, like the one at Knossos, and was not built as a reaction to Daedalus' escape.
Instead, historical accounts indicate that Minos pursued Daedalus by offering a reward for a puzzle that only Daedalus could solve, thinking that he would thus reveal his whereabouts. This narrative is not detailed among the answer options provided. In any case, option A is factually incorrect because the labyrinth was created prior to the escape of Daedalus and Icarus and not as a result of their escape.