Ariadne

[ ar-ee-ad-nee ]

noun
  1. Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.

  2. a female given name.

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How to use Ariadne in a sentence

  • The title by which Ariadne had called him did not at the moment raise an inquiry in my mind.

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British Dictionary definitions for Ariadne

Ariadne

/ (ˌærɪˈædnɪ) /


noun
  1. Greek myth daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë: she gave Theseus the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth

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