Definition of Ariadne

1. Noun. Beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth.

Generic synonyms: Greek Deity

Definition of Ariadne

1. Proper noun. (Greek mythology) The daughter of King Minos of Crete and his queen, Pasiphae. ¹

2. Proper noun. (rare) (Ancient Greek female given name). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ariadne

Argynnis
Argyrades
Argyranthemum
Argyranthemum frutescens
Argyreia
Argyrol
Argyrotaenia
Argyrotaenia citrana
Argyroxiphium
Argyroxiphium sandwicense
Argœuves
Arhant
Arhat
Arhus
Ari
Ariadne (current term)
Ariah
Arial
Arian
Arian heresy
Ariana
Ariane
Arianism
Arianna
Arianne
Arianrhod
Arianrod
Arians
Arias-Stella
Arias-Stella effect

Literary usage of Ariadne

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cults of the Greek States by Lewis Richard Farnell (1896)
"And we find it twice again in the track of Theseus and Ariadne. ... an ancient harvest festival with which the names of Theseus and Ariadne and the legend ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Critical Notices by Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck (1856)
"the blind girl la described v «Inging, " Ariadne à ... In Which Ariadne Is represented as following Thesen», climbing a high rock to watch his departing ..."

3. Autobiography of an Actress: Or, Eight Years on the Stage by Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie (1854)
"Ariadne. — English Version, by John Oxenford. — Closing Catastrophe. ... THE classic tragedy of Ariadne was produced during this season at the Olympic. ..."

4. The University Magazine (1891)
"ON the sand stood Ariadne, o'er the water gazing sadly, For she saw upon the ... Ariadne, Ariadne, not a moment did she tarry, But with all her little ..."

5. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1858)
"When Theseus landed at Crete with the tribute of the Athenian* for the Minotaur, Ariadne fell in love with him, and gave him a clew of thread ..."

6. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"Seeking thee he came, O Ariadne ! with thy love inflamed. ... They meet—Bacchus and Ariadne—on the sea-shore, the god leaping impatiently from his chariot, ..."

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