Associations to the word «Ariadne»

Wiktionary

ARIADNE, proper noun. (Greek mythology) The daughter of King Minos of Crete and his queen, Pasiphae.
ARIADNE, proper noun. (rare) A female given name.

Dictionary definition

ARIADNE, 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.

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