ID: 901000282 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000282	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Dionysus and Ariadne (Greco-Roman narrative)

Note: Story of Dionysus (Bacchus in Latin) and his love, Ariadne. After assisting and then being abandoned by Theseus, in one version of the story Ariadne was carried to the island of Naxos and left to die. There she was rescued by and married the god Bacchus/Dionysus. Ancient Greek poets and artists liked to portray Ariadne asleep on the shore of Naxos while Dionysus gazes at her with love and admiration. Ariadne’s story was later taken up by European artists, writers, and composers.

Names:

	Dionysus and Ariadne (Greco-Roman narrative) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Ariadne and Bacchus (Greco-Roman narrative) (English,U,P)
	Bacchus and Ariadne (Greco-Roman narrative) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek narratives> (P)
		............Dionysus and Ariadne (Greco-Roman narrative) (I)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Bacchus
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman characters, Bacchus (Roman deity)) [901001409]

	actor is .... Ariadne
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Ariadne (Greek character)) [901000155]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Greco-Roman
	.....(Ancient Italian, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Náxos island
	.....(Kikládhes regional division, Aiyaíon region, Greece, Europe) (TGN)

Sources:

	Dionysus and Ariadne (Greco-Roman narrative)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Ariadne and Bacchus (Greco-Roman narrative)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 92L121 (story of) Ariadne and Bacchus
	Bacchus and Ariadne (Greco-Roman narrative)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 92L121 (story of) Ariadne and Bacchus

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/943/giuseppe-piamontini-bacchus-and-ariadne-italian-first-half-of-18th-century/
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Ariadne," accessed 9 July 2017