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Ariadne is a major character in Mary Renault's historical novel The King Must Die (1958) about the Bronze Age hero Theseus. An adaptation of the narrative of Ariadne appears in Mario Vargas Llosa's novel Death in the Andes. Ariadne is the subject of W. N. Herbert's poem Ariadne on Broughty Ferry Beach (1983). [44]
Bacchus and Ariadne on Naxos, painting by Titian. The Ariadneia (Ancient Greek: Αριάδνεια) was an ancient festival primarily celebrated on Naxos, as well as on Delos and Cyprus, in honor of Ariadne. Specifically on Naxos, two distinct festivals with the same name were held.
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F. L. Lucas's epic poem Ariadne (1932) is an epic reworking of the Labyrinth myth: Aegle, one of the sacrificial maidens who accompany Theseus to Crete, is Theseus's sweetheart, the Minotaur is Minos himself in a bull-mask, and Ariadne, learning on Naxos of Theseus's earlier love for Aegle, decides to leave him for the Ideal [Dionysus]. [24]
Ariadne was a daughter of Leo I and Verina. Her mother was a sister of Basiliscus. Ariadne's younger sister, Leontia, was first betrothed to Patricius, a son of Aspar. Their engagement was probably annulled when Aspar and another of his sons, Ardabur, were assassinated in 471. Leontia then married Marcian, a son of Emperor Anthemius. The couple ...
The name Ariana may be used following several possible following origins.. The name Ariana is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek name Ariadne (Greek: Ἀριάδνη; Latin: Ariadna; "most holy", Cretan Greek αρι [ari] "most" and αδνος [adnos] "holy"), the daughter of Minos, King of Crete, [2] and his queen Pasiphaë, daughter of Helios, the god of the sun, [3] from Greek mythology.
Bacchus and Ariadne (1522–1523) [1] is an oil painting by Titian. It is one of a cycle of paintings on mythological subjects produced for Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara , for the Camerino d'Alabastro – a private room in his palazzo in Ferrara decorated with paintings based on classical texts.
Ariadne Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɾjaðne ˈði.as]; (born Ariadne Rosales Díaz) was born on August 17, 1986, in Guadalajara, [2] Jalisco, Mexico) and is a Mexican actress and former model. Biography