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quote from a Carmen 64 by Catullus.

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Ariadne abandoned by Theseus

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The Dionysus statue was placed inside a niche

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opposite, in another niche, there was another statue

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discovered in its place by Japanese archaeologists

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it is a female figure who wears a long dress, the peplum

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we don't know if it's a bidder, an ordinary woman or a deity

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because it lacks the attributes to classify it

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there's nothing to characterize it

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We like to think it's Ariadne, Dionysus' sweet wife

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There are holes on the head that could support a tiara or crown

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that suggests she represents a queen

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an upper-class woman

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Ariadne was the daughter of Minos, the king of Crete

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who had imprisoned his stepson, the Minotaur inside a maze

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Theseus, coming from Athens, had freed the children

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destined to be Minotaur sacrificial victims

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only being able to get out of the maze with Ariadne's help

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Do you remember Ariadne's thread?

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Theseus reassembling it, finds the way out

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Teseo escaped from Crete, taking  Ariadne in love with him

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traveling to Athens they land on the island of Naxos

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they're tired and fall asleep

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in the morning Ariadne looks around and she is alone

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Theseus abandoned her forever

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Crying she sees him from afar,  while the wind blows her hair

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Dionysus arrives, makes her his bride, taking her to heaven

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and makes her immortal forever

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as he had done with his mother Semele

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descending into the underworld and turning a mortal into a deity

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It's the same with Ariadne

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who from that moment on will be the quintessential woman

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The name Ariadne comes from the Greek and someone translated it as holy, pure

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Ariadne is really "the venerable, the untouchable"

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because she is the wife of Dionysus

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Dionysus will be most faithful

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unlike the other gods of ancient Greek mythology

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Dionysus  has only one wife, Ariadne

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he honors her forever

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since together they will be two immortal gods