Click the Ariadne link below and read all about Theseus and Ariadne. She was not on a rock, though. Maybe you have mixed their stories with the one about Perseus and Andromeda. She was tied to a rock.
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For love of Theseus.
Ariadne gave a string to Theseus to guide his way into the labyrinth
King Minos' daughter Ariadne fell in love with Theseus.
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Theseus got the sword from the rock that he pulled it from.From Ariadne
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For love of Theseus.
It was Ariadne, daughter of Minos, who wanted to marry Theseus. But there were other women in Theseus' life, both before and after Ariadne.
She was in love with him.
Ariande wanted to marry Theseus.
The princess Ariadne helped Theseus.
Ariadne gave Theseus a roll of string so that once he had killed the Minotaur, he could find his way back out.
Ariadne helped Theseus by using Ariadne's String.
According to legend, Theseus killed the Minotaur, a bull-like creature with the body of a man and head of a bull. He accomplished this feat by navigating the labyrinth of Crete, with the help of Princess Ariadne's thread.
Ariadne did.
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