Ariadne was the daughter of king minos of crete and his wife pasiphae, in greek mythology. By her mother, she was the granddaughter of the sun god helios. She is best known for her pivotal role in …

The god descended into the underworld to recover her and brought her back with him to … Ariadne was the mortal daughter of king minos of crete. Ariadne would leave crete in the company of theseus but would end up as the wife of the god dionysus.