Ariadne is the daughter of King Minos. When her fiancee, Theseus, is
captured by Minos and thrown into the Labyrinth Ariadne travels to
the Labyrinth to be with him. On her way Ariadne's ship encounters,
and almost collides with, the Odyssey. Taken on board Ariadne explains
her situation to Ulysses and learns that he, too, is on a quest to
find Theseus.
Together they enter the Labyrinth and eventually find Theseus.