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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.
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
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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