Ariadne
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Ariadne (; ) was a Cretan princess, the daughter of King Minos of Crete. There are variations of Ariadne's myth, but she is known for helping Theseus escape from the Minotaur and being abandoned by him (or herself dying) on the island of Naxos. There, Dionysus saw Ariadne sleeping, fell in love with her, and later married her. Many versions of the myth recount Dionysus throwing Ariadne's jeweled crown into the sky to create a constellation, the Corona Borealis.
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Ariadne is a figure from Greek mythology, a Cretan princess best known for helping the hero Theseus escape the Minotaur before being abandoned on an island, where the god Dionysus found and married her. Her story has endured through various retellings across ancient sources and continues to appear in art and literature, including a notable detail about Dionysus creating a constellation from her crown.
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Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Ariadne
- Deity.image
- Dioniso scopre arianna, da casa dei capitelli colorati a pompei, 9278 (cropped).JPG
- Deity.caption
- Ariadne asleep at Hypnos's side. Detail of ancient fresco in Pompeii
- Deity.abode
- Crete, later Mount Olympus
- Deity.symbol
- String / Thread, Serpent, Bull
- Deity.consort
- Dionysus, Theseus
- Deity.parents
- Minos and Pasiphaë (or Crete, daughter of Asterius)
- Deity.siblings
- Acacallis, Phaedra, Catreus, Deucalion, Glaucus, Androgeus, Xenodice; the Minotaur
- Deity.children
- Staphylus, Oenopion, Thoas, Peparethus, Phanus, Eurymedon, Phliasus, Ceramus, Maron, Evanthes, Latramys, Tauropolis, Enyeus and Eunous
- Deity.Roman_equivalent
- Libera
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14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Family
- Mythology
- Minos and Theseus
- Naxos
- As a goddess
- Libera
- Festivals
- In Popular culture
- Art Depicting Ariadne
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
In Greek mythology, Ariadne (; ) was a Cretan princess, the daughter of King Minos of Crete. There are variations of Ariadne's myth, but she is known for helping Theseus escape from the Minotaur and being abandoned by him (or herself dying) on the island of Naxos. There, Dionysus saw Ariadne sleeping, fell in love with her, and later married her. Many versions of the myth recount Dionysus throwing Ariadne's jeweled crown into the sky to create a constellation, the Corona Borealis.
Ariadne is associated with mazes and labyrinths because of her involvement in the myths of Theseus and the Minotaur.