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ariadne

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Ar⋅i⋅ad⋅ne

  [ar-ee-ad-nee]
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–noun
1. Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
2. a female given name.
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Ar·i·ad·ne   (ār'ē-ād'nē)   
n.   Greek Mythology
The daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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