Ariadne

Ariadne, daughter of Minos of Crete and Pasiphaë. She fell in love with Theseus when he came to Crete with the annual tribute of the Athenians for the Minotaur, and gave him a sword with which to slay the monster, and a clew by means of which to find his way out of the Labyrinth. For this service Theseus promised to marry her, and she escaped with him, but was slain by Artemis on the island of Naxos. Such is the account of Homer, but according to a more common tradition, she was deserted by Theseus at Naxos, where she was found by Dionysus returning from his triumph in India. The youthful god was captivated by her beauty, and married her. At her death he gave her a place among the gods, and hung her wedding-crown as a constellation in the sky. Ariadne, as left forsaken by Theseus and found by Dionysus, has been a favourite subject for works of art.