When Theseus, prince of Athens, asked Ariadne to guide him through the labyrinth so that he might slay the Minotaur, she agreed, marking the pathway with her string. Having fallen in love with the young prince, she fled her home in Crete with him. But Theseus soon grew tired of the young woman and abandoned her on Naxos , to pursue adventures elsewhere. Ariadne was rescued by Dionysus, god of wine and revelry, who married her and loved her deeply.
When Charles, crown prince of England, asked Diana to marry him she agreed. Faithful to the prince and her marriage vows, she dutifully bore him two sons -- essential in securing his position within the labyrinthine royal family. But Charles soon grew tired of the young woman and abandoned her to pursue his lover, Camilla. Diana was rescued by Dodi, a wealthy and charming Egyptian, who loved her and helped her escape the stifling role into which she had been thrust. |
