Minotaur Minotaur that he was killed by Theseus the Duke of Athens with the help of the monster's half-sister Ariadne. The Minotaur is the first infernal guardian whom Virgil and Dante encounter within the walls of Dis. The Minotaur seems to represent the entire zone of Violence, much as Geryon represents Fraud in Canto XVI, and serves a similar role as gatekeeper for the entire seventh Circle. Giovanni Boccaccio writes of the Minotaur in his literary commentary of the Commedia: "When he had grown up and become a most ferocious animal, and of incredible strength, they tell that Minos had him
Ariadne (software) academic and corporate contexts. End users interact with the KPS through client tools. Java and web applications allow users to insert documents and their associated metadata into the KPS, search for relevant documents, and download them from the KPS. Java applications interact with the KPS through the "ARIADNE Web Services". The ARIADNE Web Services provide an API that hides the database access details and also enables interoperability with other repositories. The ARIADNE toolset contains the following components: Ariadne (software) Ariadne (named for the figure from Greek mythology) is a European association for sharing knowledge and fostering international cooperation in teaching