Ariadne

/ɛriˈædni/
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Other forms: Ariadnes

Definitions of Ariadne
  1. noun
    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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    Greek deity
    a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
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