Ariadne his wife and demanding that Theseus leave her on Naxos for him; this has the effect of absolving the Athenian culture-hero of desertion. The vase-painters of Athens often showed Athena leading Theseus from the sleeping Ariadne to his ship. With Dionysus, she was the mother of Oenopion, the personification of wine, Staphylus (related to grapes), Thoas, Peparethus, Phanus, Eurymedon, Enyeus, Ceramus, Maron, Euanthes, Latramys and Tauropolis. Her wedding diadem was set in the heavens as the constellation Corona Borealis. Ariadne remained faithful to Dionysus but was later killed by Perseus at Argos. In other myths she hanged herself from a
The Minotaur in House of Leaves fears and perception. In keeping with that, Navidson's Minotaur is Delial. The dying Sudanese girl is his daunting memory and consumes Navidson when he is in the dark and fearful hallways. The Minotaur is, without question, a very personal outset because there is no physical existence of a monster in the house. The labyrinth is also a recurring theme in the story pertaining to the labyrinth in the house and the Minotaur's labyrinth. Click here to watch a short video on the myth of the Minotaur. The Minotaur in House of Leaves The Minotaur or Minotauros was the son born