Heroine
Ariadne
Ἀριάδνη
Overview
Daughter of Minos who helped Theseus escape the Labyrinth.
Generation
Heroic Age
Symbols
Thread, labyrinth
Beyond Antiquity
Modern Legacy
Ariadne still appears in the modern world through language, science, medicine, astronomy or culture.
Ariadne
Today: Asteroid 43 Ariadne.
Named after Ariadne, who helped Theseus escape the Labyrinth.
Explore Ariadne in astronomy →Related Myths
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Theseus and the Minotaur
Helps Theseus escape the Labyrinth -
Ariadne and Dionysus
Cretan princess abandoned on Naxos