![]() PHLIASOS, EURYMEDON (by Dionysos) (Hyginus Fabulae 14)ĪRIADNE (Ariadnê), a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë or Creta. OINOPION, STAPHYLOS (by Dionysos or Theseus) (Plutarch Theseus 20.1) OINOPION (by Dionysos) (Anacreon Frag 505e, Diodorus Siculus 5.79.1) THOAS (by Dionysos) (Quintus Smyrnaeus 4.385, Apollonius Rhodius 4.425, Ovid Heroides 6.114) MINOS & PASIPHAE (Apollonius Rhodius 3.997, Hyginus Fabulae 224. MINOS (Homer Odysseu 11.320, Hesiod Theogony 947, Plutarch Theseus 20.1, Diodorus Siculus 4.61.5, Ovid Metamorphoses 8.175, and others) Dionysos' discovery of the sleeping Ariadne on Naxos was also a popular scene in classical art. In Greek vase painting Ariadne is often depicted alongside Dionysos-either feasting with the gods of Olympos or in Bacchic scenes surrounded by dancing Satyroi (Satyrs) and Mainades. ![]() The god descended into the underworld to recover her and brought her back with him to Olympos. ![]() During his war against Argives with a band of sea-women, Ariadne was slain or turned to stone by King Perseus. Some say she was later slain by the goddess Artemis or else ascended to Olympos with her husband as an immortal.Īccording to others Ariadne's bridal with Dionysos occurred several generations before this when the god was still travelling the earth spreading his cult. It was then that Dionysos discovered her and made her his wife. When they landed on the island of Naxos Theseus abandoned her as she slept. In one, Ariadne, a daughter of King Minos of Krete (Crete), assisted Theseus in his quest to slay the Minotauros (Minotaur) and then fled with the hero aboard his ship. ![]() There were several versions of her story. Most Holy ( ari, adnos) Dionysus, Ariadne and Eros, Athenian red-figure cup C4th B.C., British MuseumĪRIADNE was the immortal wife of the wine-god Dionysos. ![]()
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