Theseus abandoned Ariadne because he forgot to take her with him when he left the island of Crete after defeating the Minotaur.
ariadne
For love of Theseus.
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.
Ariadne gave a string to Theseus to guide his way into the labyrinth
King Minos' daughter Ariadne fell in love with Theseus.
It's not truely known. Dionysus appeared to Theseus as they sailed away from Crete, saying that he had chosen Ariadne as his wife, and demanded that Theseus leave her on Naxos for him; vase-painters of Athens often showed Athena leading Theseus from the sleeping Ariadne to his ship.
ariadne
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.
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.
Ariadne did.
Ariadne.