Define Ariadne. Ariadne synonyms, Ariadne pronunciation, Ariadne translation, English dictionary definition of Ariadne. 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
chaste. Ariadne was the daughter of the Cretan king Minos in Greek mythology. According to legend, she gave the Athenian hero Theseus a ball of thread to help him escape the Labyrinth after killing the Minotaur. She later married the god Dionysius, who after her death cast the crown he had...