Ariadne
Americannoun
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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.
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a first name.
noun
Example Sentences
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Among the attraction's residents are Ariadne and Arkas, a pair of enormous Steller's sea eagles normally found in Russia and Japan.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Activist and Twitter power broker Yashar Ali has been ordered to pay his future earnings to oil heiress Ariadne Getty to settle a debt.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
According to papers filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Ali owes well over $200,000 on loans made to him by Ariadne Getty, a philanthropist and granddaughter of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
The rockets are, of course, named after the Greek goddess Ariadne, princess of Crete and granddaughter of Zeus.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 16, 2023
On his return he found that Ariadne had died, and he was deeply afflicted.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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