Ariadne

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Ariadne is a figure from Greek mythology, best known as the Cretan princess who helped Theseus defeat the Minotaur and later became associated with the god Dionysus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cretan princess
figure in Greek mythology
abandonedAt Naxos
abandonedBy Theseus
afterlifeStatus immortal in some traditions
appearsIn works of Catullus
Euripides’ tragedy Hippolytus
surface form: works of Euripides

works of Ovid
associatedPlace Crete
Knossos
associatedStructure Labyrinth
associatedWith labyrinth of the Minotaur
surface form: Ariadne’s thread

wine and festivity through Dionysus
children Euanthes
Oenopion
Peparethus
Phanus
Staphylus
Thoas
conditionForAid Theseus promising to marry her
consort Theseus
constellation Corona Borealis
crownTransformedInto Corona Borealis
culture Ancient Greek
deifiedBy Dionysus NERFINISHED
enemy Minotaur
father Minos
gender female
helped Theseus
knownFor association with the god Dionysus
helping Theseus defeat the Minotaur
providing Theseus with a thread to escape the Labyrinth
marriedAt Naxos
mother Pasiphaë
surface form: Pasiphae
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology
offeredAid ball of thread
sword
rescuedBy Dionysus
sibling Androgeus
Catreus
Glaucus
Phaedra
spouse Dionysus
symbol crown
thread
theme betrayal and abandonment
transition from mortal to divine consort
title Princess of Crete

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

subject surface form: Labyrinth of the Minotaur
Dionysus consort Ariadne
Theseus helpedBy Ariadne
Theseus lover Ariadne
Minos offspring Ariadne
thiasos relatedDeity Ariadne
subject surface form: Thiasos
subject surface form: Zeno