Ariadne

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌærɪˈædnɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ar′ē ad′nē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ar•i•ad•ne  (ar′ē ad′nē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythology[Class. Myth.]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.
  2. a female given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Ariadne /ˌærɪˈædnɪ/ n
  1. daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë: she gave Theseus the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
'Ariadne' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Hofmannsthal - Ariane - Minotaur - Pasiphaë

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