How impossible it is for us human beings ever really to understand each other! We explore an unknown labyrinth without the thread of Ariadne. (R. Aldington, ‘Relected Guest’, ch. 18) — Ведь людям невозможно до конца познать друг друга! Мы вступаем в неведомый лабиринт чужой души без нити Ариадны в руке.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
Ariadne's thread (logic) — Ariadne s thread, named for the legend of Ariadne, is the term used to describe the solving of a problem with multiple apparent means of proceeding such as a physical maze, a logic puzzle, or an ethical dilemma through an exhaustive application… … Wikipedia
Ariadne musica — is a collection of organ music by Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, first published in 1702. The main part of the collection is a cycle of 20 preludes and fugues in different keys, so Ariadne musica is considered an important precursor to Johann… … Wikipedia
Ariadne — [ar΄ē ad′nē, er΄ē ad′nē] n. [L < Gr Ariadnē] Gr. Myth. King Minos daughter, who gives Theseus the thread by which he finds his way out of the labyrinth … English World dictionary
Ariadne — /ar ee ad nee/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus. 2. a female given name. * * * In Greek… … Universalium
Ariadne — Ar•i•ad•ne [[t]ˌær iˈæd ni[/t]] n. myt (in Greek myth) a daughter of King Minos who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus, she became the bride of Dionysus … From formal English to slang
Ariadne — /æriˈædni/ (say aree adnee) noun Greek Legend a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë; she gave Theseus the thread whereby he escaped from the Labyrinth …
Ariadne — noun beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur s labyrinth • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Greek deity … Useful english dictionary
Ariadne — Ariadne, in Greek mythology (Latin Arianna, French Arianne), was daughter of King Minos of Crete and his queen, Pasiphaë, daughter of Helios, the Sun titan. [Pasiphaë is mentioned as Ariadne s mother in Bibliotheke 3.1.2 (Pasiphaë, daughter of… … Wikipedia
The Red Thread (disambiguation) — The Red Thread may refer to:* In Greek mythology, Theseus rescued himself out of the labyrinth of Minotaur by following a red thread, given to him by Ariadne. * In logic and computer science, an algorithm based on this myth is named Ariadne s… … Wikipedia
Ariadne (disambiguation) — Ariadne was a figure in Greek mythology.Ariadne may also refer to:* Ariadne , a Greek goddess * Ariadne (butterfly) , a butterfly genus * Ariadne (empress) , a Byzantine Empress from the late 5th century * Ariadne (psychedelic) , a psychedelic… … Wikipedia
The Phenomenon of Man — ( Le Phénomène Humain , 1955) is a non fiction book written by French philosopher, paleontologist and Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. In this work, Teilhard describes evolution as a process that leads to increasing complexity,… … Wikipedia
