Ariadne

American

[ar-ee-ad-nee] / ˌær iˈæd ni /

noun

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.
a first name.

Ariadne British

/ ˌærɪˈædnɪ /

noun

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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They now have a young daughter, Ariadne, and all three travel to Greece using their U.K. passports.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 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

In 2002, his first new production as musical director was Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 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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