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Ariadne bore Dionysus famous children, including Oenopion, Staphylus, and Thoas. Dionysus set her wedding diadem in the heavens as the constellation Corona Borealis. Ariadne was faithful to Dionysus. In one version of her myth, Perseus killed her at Argos by turning her to stone with the head of Medusa during Perseus' war with Dionysus. [22]
The band serves as a miniature frieze, on one side showing the return of Hephaistos to Olympus, and on the other the wine god Dionysus with his wife, Ariadne. Dionysus is indicated by his holding of a band cup, his long beard, and the thyrsus appearing staff or ivy vine. Ariadne has a shared gaze with Dionysus on the side featuring their ...
Ariadne was a Cretan princess, half-sister of the Minotaur, who had eloped with Theseus after he had killed the Minotaur. Theseus subsequently abandoned her on the island of Naxos where she was discovered by Bacchus. Bacchus and Ariadne were married and Ariadne elevated to join the gods, immortalised as the constellation Corona Borealis.
Specifically on Naxos, two distinct festivals with the same name were held. One was dedicated to the abandoned Ariadne by Theseus, and the other honored Ariadne as the wife of the god Dionysus and mother of Staphylus and Oenopion, who, according to local tradition, were considered different figures. In Naxos, one tradition suggests that Ariadne ...
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Ariadne (Giorgio de Chirico painting) Ariadne (poem) Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus; Ariadne auf Naxos; Ariadne auf Naxos (Benda) Ariadne musica; Ariadne's thread (logic) Ariana (name) Ariane (Martinů) Ariane (Massenet) Ariane et Bacchus; Ariane et Barbe-bleue; L'Arianna; Arianna in Creta; Arianna in Nasso (Porpora)
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Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus, Discovered by Bacchus (Bacchus and Ariadne) (1794), 246 cm x 165 cm, oil on canvas. Angelica painted this subject another time before 1782. Titled Ariadne von Theseus verlassen (Ariadne Left by Theseus), the composition of this painting is different, yet there are many similar elements. Ariadne is show in a more ...