![]() ![]() Many versions of the myth recount Dionysus throwing Ariadne's jeweled crown into the sky to create a constellation, the Corona Borealis. ![]() There, Dionysus saw Ariadne sleeping, fell in love with her, and later married her. There are different variations of Ariadne's myth, but she is known for helping Theseus escape the Minotaur and being abandoned by him on the island of Naxos. In Greek mythology, Ariadne ( / ˌ ær i ˈ æ d n i/ Greek: Ἀριάδνη Latin: Ariadne) was a Cretan princess and the daughter of King Minos of Crete. ![]() "Arianna" and "Ariadna" in Latin Hyginus identified Ariadne as the Roman Libera/ Proserpina (1) Staphylus, Oenopion, Thoas, Peparethus, Phanus, Eurymedon, Phliasus, Ceramus, Maron, Euanthes, Latramys, Tauropolis, Enyeus and Eunous Detail of ancient fresco in PompeiiĪcacallis, Phaedra, Catreus, Deucalion, Glaucus, Androgeus, Xenodice the Minotaur ![]()
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