Ariadne

Ariadne

Sir John Lavery

Ariadne Deserted by Theseus by Herbert Draper

oil on canvas

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art

MYTHOLOGY MEME - [2/5] OTPS: ARIADNE/DIONYSUS

He [Theseus] carried off Ariadne [from Krete] and sailed out unobserved during the night, after which he put in at the island which at that time was called Dia, but is now called Naxos. At this same time, the myths relate, Dionysos showed himself on the island, and because of the beauty of Ariadne he took the maiden away from Theseus and kept her as his lawful wife, loving her exceedingly. Indeed, after her death he considered her worthy of immortal honours because of the affection he had for her, and placed among the stars of heaven the Crown of Ariadne [the constellation Corona]. (x)

"Ariadneia, September 19th... In celebration of the women who help us through our labyrinths, the women who will stand by love even if it means leaving everything they have known.  The women who can be lost and discarded, and yet still open themselves to love again, solve their own labyrinths, and rise to find joy and a home in the stars." 

- JackThorn / DL

Dionysus & Ariadne ↳ She was a mortal once, a Princess of Crete, but so loved was she by the God Dionysus that she ascended to immortality as his lady wife, the Goddess of Labyrinths.