Ariadne

Assists Theseus in escaping from the labyrinth.

Genealogy

Oenopion, Peparethus, Staphylus, Thoas

Places
  1. Crete
  2. Lemnos
  3. Naxos
Events
  1. Theseus and the Minotaur
  2. Minos marries Pasiphae, has children
  3. Ariadne negotiates marriage with Theseus in exchange for her help
  4. Ariadne persuades Daedalus to tell her how Theseus might escape the labyrinth
  5. Theseus and Ariadne stop on Naxos
  6. Dionysus falls in love with and carries off Ariadne
  7. Dionysus and Ariadne have sex
  8. Ariadne askes Daedalus how to help Theseus escape the labyrinth
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 1.2
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 1.4
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.8
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.9
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 1.10
  6. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 590
  7. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 3.1
  8. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 20.3
  9. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 22.5
  10. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 23.8
  11. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 19.1
  12. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 40.3
  13. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 40.4
  14. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 29.3
  15. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 29.4
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