Ariadne

Ariadne
Ariadne asleep at Hypnos's side. Detail of ancient fresco in Pompeii
Abode	Crete, later Mount Olympus
Symbol	String / Thread, Serpent, Bull
Personal information
Parents	Minos and Pasiphaë (or Crete, daughter of Asterius)
Siblings	Acacallis, Phaedra, Catreus, Deucalion, Glaucus, Androgeus, Xenodice; the Minotaur
Consort	Dionysus, Theseus
Children	Staphylus, Oenopion, Thoas, Peparethus, Phanus, Eurymedon, Phliasus, Ceramus, Maron, Evanthes, Latramys, Tauropolis, Enyeus and Eunous
Equivalents
Roman equivalent	Arianna, Libera

In Greek mythology, Ariadne (/ˌæriˈædni/; Greek: Ἀριάδνη; Latin: Ariadne) was a Cretan princess, the daughter of King Minos of Crete. There are different variations of Ariadne's myth, but she is known for helping Theseus escape from the Minotaur and being abandoned by him on the island of Naxos. There, Dionysus saw Ariadne sleeping, fell in love with her, and later married her. Many versions of the myth recount Dionysus throwing Ariadne's jeweled crown into the sky to create a constellation, the Corona Borealis.^[1][2]

Ariadne is associated with mazes and labyrinths because of her involvement in the myths of Theseus and the Minotaur.

There are also festivals held in Cyprus and Naxos in Ariadne's honor.^[3][4]