Ariadne (English spelling)

Japanese: Ariadnē（英語表記）Ariadne

…He was born and raised in Troezen, and when he was a young man, he took the sword and sandals that his father had hidden under a rock, and visited Athens, where he was recognized by his father as his son. At that time, Athens was forced to send 14 boys and girls to be eaten by the Minotaur, a monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man, who lived in the labyrinth (labyrinth) of Crete, every year. He joined the number of boys and girls, and, being given a ball of thread by Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos of Crete, who fell in love with him, he successfully defeated the Minotaur. However, he left Ariadne behind on the island of Naxos, and, forgetting his promise to put up white sails if he returned safely, returned to port with black sails. Aegeus prematurely believed his son to be dead and committed suicide. …

From Minos

…son of Zeus and Europa. With his wife Pasiphae, he had children Ariadne, Phaidra, and Androgeous. Although he had become king thanks to a bull that he had made appear from the sea by praying to Poseidon, the sea god, he did not offer the bull to the sea god as promised. So the sea god made Pasiphae fall in love with the bull, and from their union the Minotaur, a monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull, was born. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ariadnē" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…トロイゼンで生まれ育った彼は，若者となってから，父が岩の下に隠しておいた刀とサンダルを取り出してアテナイを訪れ，父からわが子と認められた。当時アテナイは，クレタ島の迷宮(ラビュリントス)に住む牛頭人身の怪物ミノタウロスの餌食に毎年14人の少年少女を送ることを強いられていたが，彼はみずからその数に加わり，彼に恋したクレタ王ミノスの娘アリアドネAriadnēから，迷宮内で道に迷わぬよう糸球の策を授けられて，みごとミノタウロスを退治した。しかし彼はアリアドネをナクソス島に置去りにし，また無事に帰還した場合は白い帆を張るという約束を忘れて，黒い帆のままで帰港したため，アイゲウスは早まってわが子の死を信じ，自殺した。…

【ミノス】より

…ゼウスとエウロペの子。妃パシファエPasiphaēとの間にアリアドネAriadnē，ファイドラPhaidra，アンドロゲオスAndrogeōsらをもうけた。海神ポセイドンに祈って雄牛を海中から出現させてもらったお蔭で王位につけたにもかかわらず，約束に反してその牛を海神に捧げなかったため，海神はパシファエが雄牛に恋するように仕向け，その交わりから人身牛頭の怪物ミノタウロスが生まれた。…

※「Ariadnē」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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