Ariadne (1898) by John Williams Waterhouse
The Story of Ariadne, Theseus and the Minotaur
In Greek mythology Ariadne was the beautiful daughter of King Minos of Crete. She fell in love with Theseus. Theseus was chosen amongst other young men to be sacrificed to the Minotaur (a creature with a bull's head and a man's body) that resided in a labyrinth. To enable Theseus to find his way out of the maze Ariadne gave him a ball of colored thread. Theseus manages to kill the Minotaur and find his way back to the outside world. Despite the Ariadne's devotion, Theseus abandons her boarding a ship secretly while she was sleeping. Theseus' flight is depicted in J.W.Waterhouse's painting shown above.
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