Ariadne
Cretan princess, abandoned
Ariadne is a figure from Greek mythology, daughter of King Minos of Crete, who helped Theseus escape the Labyrinth by giving him a ball of thread to trace his path back after slaying the Minotaur.
The name appears in astronomy (an asteroid), psychology (as a symbol of guidance through complexity), and occasionally as a given name.
An Ariadne's thread is any logical method for solving a complex problem.
Athenian hero, beast-slayer
- MinotaurBull-man of Greek myth
- labyrinthIntricate passage network
- CreteLargest Greek island
- MinosAncient Cretan sovereign
Dionysus · Naxos · Daedalus · thread · clew · heroine · princess · abandonment
Wound thread mass
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- navigationDetermining position and course
- escapeFlight from captivity
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
lifeline · unwinding · pathfinding · rescue · direction · spool · yarn · string
Puzzle of passages
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- complexityState of being complicated
- passageSegment of text
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
chamber · twist · turn · trap · escape · center · monster · darkness
Act of leaving permanently
- NaxosLargest Cycladic island
- TheseusAthenian hero, beast-slayer
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- desertionUnlawful abandonment of duty
sleeping · island · tragedy · sorrow · faithlessness · broken promise · forsaken · left behind
Theseus
Athenian hero, beast-slayer
Minos · Dionysus · Naxos · Daedalus · thread · clew · heroine · princess · abandonment · betrayal
clew
Wound thread mass
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- navigationDetermining position and course
- escapeFlight from captivity
solution · lifeline · unwinding · pathfinding · rescue · direction · spool · yarn · string · lead
maze
Puzzle of passages
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- complexityState of being complicated
- passageSegment of text
corridor · chamber · twist · turn · trap · escape · center · monster · darkness · walls
abandonment
Act of leaving permanently
- NaxosLargest Cycladic island
- TheseusAthenian hero, beast-slayer
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
desertion · sleeping · island · tragedy · sorrow · faithlessness · broken promise · forsaken · left behind · love
opera
Theatrical art combining song
- StraussGerman-Austrian composer family
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
Inception · asteroid · gallery · literary · allusion · reference · classical · cultural · artistic · influence
- Ancient MythsGreek mythology, Greek myths, Greek gods, labyrinth, Norse gods
- Classical FiguresZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Hades
- Greek NamesAlexander, Alexandra, Anastasia, Andreas, Athena
- CreteKnossos, Minoans, Minoan, Phaistos Disc, Minotaur
- DionysusDionysus, maenad, bacchantes, bacchante, grape vines
- heroines in poetryJuliet, Ophelia, Beatrice, Helen, Penelope