Definition of Ariadne in English:
Ariadne
proper nounˌarɪˈadniˌɛriˈædni
Greek Mythology The daughter of King Minos of Crete and Pasiphaë. She helped Theseus to escape from the Minotaur's labyrinth by giving him a ball of thread, which he unravelled as he went in and used to trace his way out again after killing the Minotaur.
Definition of Ariadne in US English:
Ariadne
proper nounˌerēˈadnēˌɛriˈædni
Greek Mythology The daughter of King Minos of Crete and Pasiphaë. She helped Theseus to escape from the Minotaur's labyrinth by giving him a ball of thread, which he unraveled as he went in and used to trace his way out again after killing the Minotaur.