Ariadne

Ariadne was a deified mortal woman from Greek mythology.

Theseus and the Minotaur
After Pasiphae had given birth to the Minotaur, King Minos of Crete had Daedalus build a labyrinth beneath the island to trap the beast within. When Theseus was taken to Crete to be a sacrifice to the Minotaur, Ariadne fell in love with him and gave him a ball of yarn so that he could find his way through the labyrinth by laying the yarn behind him as he traveled through it. As thanks, Theseus promised to marry Ariadne and take her away from Crete after he killed the Minotaur.

After slaying the Minotaur, Theseus took Ariadne away from Crete but abandoned her while she slept on the island of Naxos. Other myths state that Theseus was forced to leave Ariadne by Dionysus who had fallen in love with her or that he simply forgot about her.

After leaving her on the island, Ariadne tried to kill herself but was saved by Dionysus who married her and granted her immortality.

Other Names

 * Libera (in Roman mythology)