Ariadne:

(Gr.myth.) daughter of Minos. king ofCrete,who fell in love with Theseus,the hero of Ath-ens,and helped to find and kill the monster Mino-taur. Then Theseus carried away Ariadne but forsookher at the island of Naxos（希腊神话）阿利阿德妮，克里特王弥诺斯之女，爱上雅典英雄忒修斯并帮助他杀死半人半牛怪弥诺陶。忒修斯将阿利阿德妮带走，但又在纳克索斯岛把她抛弃。
△Gent.4.4.174 (167): “ ’twas Ariadne passioning/For Theseus’ perjury and unjust flight；”演的是阿利阿德妮为了忒修斯的背誓和无情的离弃而伤心。