Person

Name: Ariadne

Source: classical

Nature: mythical

Gender: female

Description: Daughter of Minos and Pasiphae, Ariadne furnished Theseus with a ball of string so he could find his way out of the labryrinth into which he had been thrown on Crete. Theseus successfully escaped after killing the Minotaur.

Associated Location: Creta

Images:

Giovanni di Paolo

Yates Thompson 36, Theseus, Ariadne