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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]
Hypsipyle saves Thoas. In Greek mythology, Thoas (Ancient Greek: Θόας, "fleet, swift") [1] was a son of the god Dionysus and Ariadne, the daughter of the Cretan king Minos.He was the king of Lemnos when the Lemnian women decided to kill all the men on the island.
Ariadne is a feminine given name of Greek origin. It is derived from the Cretan Greek words ari , a prefix meaning most , and adnos , meaning holy . It is often given in reference to the story of Ariadne from Greek mythology .
Staphylus, son of wine-god Dionysus and Ariadne. [1] Staphylus, beloved of Dionysus, from the island of Thasos. It is thanks to Dionysus' love for him that Thasian wine is distinguished. [2] Staphylus, in a reconstructed myth, the son of Bacchus and Erigone, where Bacchus assumed the form of a grape which Erigone ate. She immediately realized ...
Hypsipyle's father was Thoas, [3] who was the son of Dionysus and Ariadne. [4] According to the Iliad, Hypsipyle was the mother, by Jason, of Euneus. [5] Later sources say that Hypsipyle had, in addition to Euneus, a second son by Jason. [6] In Euripides' partially preserved play Hypsipyle, she and Jason had twin sons: Euneus and Thoas. [7]
Evanthes, brother of Oenopion, [1] son of Ariadne and Dionysus. His mother was probably the nymph Helice and his only sister was Merope ( Aero ) who was raped by the giant Orion . Together with his brothers, Talus , Melas , Salagus and Athamas , they followed their father when he sailed from Crete to settle in Chios . [ 2 ]
Pausanias cites a version in which Phlias is given as son of Ceisus, but himself maintains that Phlias was the son of Dionysus by Araethyrea (daughter of Aras), whereas Chthonophyle was his wife and mother of his son Androdamas. [2] Hyginus calls him Phliasus, and a son of Dionysus and Ariadne. [3]
According to Diodorus Siculus, she married the argonaut Staphylus, [2] son of Dionysus and Ariadne. Together they had three daughters: Parthenos, Rhoeo and Molpadia. Rhoeo became Apollo's lover and fell pregnant with his son, Anius. When Staphylus found out she was pregnant, he did not believe Apollo was the father.