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Ariadne

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Ar·i·ad·ne  (r-dn)
n. Greek Mythology
The daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth.
Ariadne [ˌærɪˈædnɪ]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) 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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Noun1.AriadneAriadne - beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
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Ariadne [ˌærɪˈædnɪ] n → Ariadne f


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Just before midnight, the door was softly unbarred, and the gentle Ariadne showed herself, with a torch in her hand.
Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Quickness was ready at the call, and the two figures passed lightly along by the Meleager, towards the hall where the reclining Ariadne, then called the Cleopatra, lies in the marble voluptuousness of her beauty, the drapery folding around her with a petal-like ease and tenderness.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
But Ariadne Blish was the worst failure of all, for Rose could not bear the sight of her, and said she was so like a wax doll she longed to give her a pinch and see if she would squeak.
Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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