Ariadne
Family: mythological · Role: mythological figure · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 3
In Book 1, Chapter 20, Theseus put out to sea while Dionysus carried off the sleeping Ariadne. Book 1 also names Ceramus as her child with Dionysus. Later, Theseus was said to have forgotten his promise in losing Ariadne; in Book 9, he gave Apollo at Delos a statue of her so he would not be reminded of his lost love.
Afterwards, Ariadne was buried at the temple of Cretan Dionysus at Argos, according to Book 2. Book 8 mentions a dancing-ground made by Dædalus for her, and Book 9 says she received and carried away his statue of Aphrodite when she accompanied Theseus. In Book 10, she is depicted near her sister Phædra, sitting on a rock and looking toward a man making rope.
Relationship record
Life events
- Theseus put out to sea while Dionysus carried off the sleeping Ariadne.(Book 1 · Chapter 20)
- Ariadne was buried at the temple of Cretan Dionysus.(Book 2 · Chapter 23 · 📍 Argos)
- “And afterwards it was called the temple of Cretan Dionysus, because they buried Ariadne here.”
- Ariadne received Dædalus's statue of Aphrodite and carried it away with her.(Book 9 · Chapter 40 · 📍 Delos)
- With: Dædalus
- “I believe Ariadne received this from Dædalus, and when she accompanied Theseus took the statue off with her.”
- After Dionysus deprived Theseus of Ariadne, Theseus gave Apollo her statue.(Book 9 · Chapter 40 · 📍 Delos)
- Dionysus took Ariadne from Theseus, possibly by ambushing him with a larger fleet.(Book 10 · Chapter 29)
Book 1 · Chapter 3
- child: Ceramus “the hero Ceramus, he too reputed to be the son of Dionysus and Ariadne”
Book 1 · Chapter 20
- with Theseus (Theseus departed by sea while Ariadne was asleep.) “Ariadne asleep, Theseus putting out to sea”
- with Dionysus (Dionysus carried Ariadne away.) “Dionysus coming to carry her off”
Book 1 · Chapter 22
- with Theseus (The passage refers to Theseus's loss of Ariadne.) “But he forgot this promise in his loss of Ariadne.”
Book 2 · Chapter 23
- with Dionysus (Ariadne was buried at the temple of Dionysus.) “afterwards it was called the temple of Cretan Dionysus, because they buried Ariadne here”
- with Lyceas (Lyceas reported the discovery of Ariadne's ashes.) “And Lyceas says that when the temple was restored an earthenware cinerary urn was found that contained the ashes of Ariadne: which he said several Argives had seen.”
Book 5 · Chapter 19
- with Theseus (They are depicted near one another.) “there is Theseus with a lyre, and near him Ariadne with a garland”
Book 8 · Chapter 16
- with Dædalus (Dædalus made the dancing-ground for Ariadne.) “the dancing-ground made by Dædalus for Ariadne”
Book 9 · Chapter 40
- with Dædalus (Dædalus gave Ariadne the statue.) “I believe Ariadne received this from Dædalus, and when she accompanied Theseus took the statue off with her.”
- with Theseus (Ariadne accompanied Theseus.) “I believe Ariadne received this from Dædalus, and when she accompanied Theseus took the statue off with her.”
- with Dionysus (Dionysus took Ariadne from Theseus.) “And the Delians say that Theseus, when he was deprived of Ariadne by Dionysus, gave Apollo at Delos this statue of the goddess, that he might not by taking it home be constantly reminded of his lost love, Ariadne, and so ever find the old wound bleed anew.”
- courtship with Theseus “Theseus, when he was deprived of Ariadne by Dionysus, gave Apollo at Delos this statue of the goddess, that he might not by taking it home be constantly reminded of his lost love, Ariadne, and so ever find the old wound bleed anew.”
Book 10 · Chapter 29
- siblings with Phædra “you will see Ariadne very near the man who is ropemaking: she is sitting on a rock, and looking at her sister Phædra”
- with Dionysus (Dionysus took Ariadne from Theseus.) “And Dionysus took Ariadne from Theseus either by some chance, or purposely preparing an ambush for him, sailing against him with a larger armament.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.