person
Ariadne
also: Ariadnae, Minoan
Daughter of Minos, beloved of Bacchus, whose crown (the Minoan garland) Bacchus set in heaven as the Corona Borealis in token of his love.
Reading notes
- Aratea (Translation of Aratus' Phaenomena) §The Crown (Corona) his love for Ariadne, Bacchus
The Corona Borealis (Northern Crown), said to be the wedding-garland of Ariadne, daughter of Minos, which Bacchus set in the sky as a token of his love. Hence Cicero's "Minoan garland."