Ariadne (Greek: Ἀριάδνη) was a Cretan princess and the daughter of King Minos (the mythic king that the Minoans were named after) and Pasiphae (a sorceress and daughter of Helios). Upon her death, she was regarded as a goddess of labyrinths and paths. Ariadne by John William Waterhouse (1898) The Myth of Ariadne: Princess Turned … Continue reading Ariadne: The Formidable Princess of Ancient Crete