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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He emerges from the bullpen to “Bailalo Rocky,” a song by Yoan Retro and Ariadne Arana.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
"Honestly," added Ariadne Griffin, "give Mollie a Bafta because she is giving the dramatic reality TV performance of a lifetime right now."
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024
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
The rockets are, of course, named after the Greek goddess Ariadne, princess of Crete and granddaughter of Zeus.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 16, 2023
Dionysus went around growing refreshment stands out of the ground, and a beautiful woman walked with him arm in arm—his wife, Ariadne.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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