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Ariadne's thread

Ariadne's thread
From ancient Greek mythology. The expression arose from the myths about the Athenian hero Theseus, who killed the Minotaur, a monstrous half-bull, half-man. At the request of the Cretan king Minos, the Athenians were obliged to send seven young men and seven girls to Crete every year to be devoured by the Minotaur, who lived in a labyrinth built for him, from which no one could escape. Theseus was helped to accomplish this dangerous feat by the daughter of the Cretan king, Ariadne, who fell in love with him. Secretly from her father, she gave him a sharp sword and a ball of thread. When Theseus and the young men and girls doomed to be torn to pieces were taken into the labyrinth, Theseus tied the end of a thread at the entrance and walked through the intricate passages, gradually unwinding the ball. Having killed the Minotaur, Theseus found the way back from the labyrinth along a thread and brought out all the doomed from there (Ovid “Metamorphoses”, “Heroids”).
Allegorically: a way to get out of a difficult situation, the key to solving a difficult problem, etc.

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Guiding thread, Ariadne's thread Dictionary of Russian synonyms. Ariadne's thread noun, number of synonyms: 2 Ariadne's thread (2) ... Synonym dictionary

Ariadne's thread- Book Something that helps you find a way out of a difficult situation. From the arch it was already a stone's throw to the railway. She served us as Ariadne’s thread (V. Rakov. Wings over the sea). Enterprising boys, armed with torches, spools of thread and... ... Phraseological Dictionary of the Russian Literary Language

Ariadne's thread (foreign language) a means to get out of a difficulty. Wed. And even though my fate is dark and bleak, Poetry leads me, like Ariadne, Through the labyrinth of sorrows to its shining temple... S. Ya. Nadson. “When in the evening hour.” Wed. We will cheerfully go to... ... Michelson's Large Explanatory and Phraseological Dictionary (original spelling)

Sebastiano Ricci, Dionysus finds Ariadne Dionysus and Ariadne Ariadne (ancient Greek: Ἀριάδνη) in ancient Greek mythology, the daughter of the Cretan king ... Wikipedia

- (foreign) a means to get out of difficulties Wed. And even though my fate is dark and bleak, Poetry leads me, like Ariadne, Through the labyrinth of sorrows to its shining temple... S.Ya. Nadson. “When in the evening hour. Wed. We will cheerfully go towards malicious intent, and... ... Michelson's Large Explanatory and Phraseological Dictionary

Ariadne's thread- about what l., helping to understand a difficult situation, get out of a difficult situation. (After the name of Ariadne, the daughter of the Cretan king Minos, who, according to ancient Greek myth, helped the Athenian king Theseus get out of the labyrinth at... ... Encyclopedia of fashion and clothing

Ariadne's thread- means a way out of any difficult, confusing situation. The expression originated from the ancient Greek myth of the Golden Fleece, when Ariadne gave her lover a ball of thread so that he could find a way out of the labyrinth... Phraseology Guide

ARIADNE'S THREAD (Ariadne's thread)- 1) In ancient Greek mythology, a thread, with the help of Ariadne, the daughter of the Cretan king Minos, enabled the Athenian hero Theseus, who saved Crete from the monster Minotaur, to escape from the labyrinth. 2) (translated) a way to help get out of a difficult situation... ... Dictionary of political terms

1. Book. A thought, method, etc. that helps to understand a difficult situation and get out of a difficult situation. FSRY, 280; F 1, 330; BTS, 46. 2. Jarg. school Joking. Crib. Maksimov, 276. /i> From Greek mythology. BMS 1998, 403 ...

Hold all the threads in your hands. Razg. Take full control of the situation. ShZF 2001, 65. /i> Tracing paper from French. tenir tous les fils. BMS 1998, 403. Do not knit threads. Perm. Joking. iron. or Neglect To be unable to say a word from a strong... ... Large dictionary of Russian sayings

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Ariadne's Thread, Fred Saberhagen. On a gloomy autumn night, the usurper Persian ascends to the throne of the island of Corica, stepping over the corpse of his brother. The bloodthirsty god of destruction, Shiva, helps him seize power. And the island is mired in...

Ariadne's Thread Book. Something that helps you find a way out of a difficult situation. From the arch it was already a stone's throw to the railway. She served us as Ariadne's thread(V. Rakov. Wings over the sea). Enterprising boys, armed with torches, spools of thread and food, descended into a huge cave... Sometimes “Ariadne’s thread” broke, and the “travelers” were rescued by an amateur speleologist... who knew the Spassky labyrinth very well(A. Ignatiev. A spool of thread helped). - By the name of Ariadne, the daughter of the Cretan king Minos, who, according to ancient Greek myth, helped the Athenian king Theseus kill the half-bull, half-man Minotaur and get out of the labyrinth safely with the help of a ball of thread. Lit.: Ashukin N. S., Ashukina M. G. Winged words. - M., 1960. - P. 26.

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Ariadne's thread- guiding thread, Ariadne's thread Dictionary of Russian synonyms. Ariadne's thread noun, number of synonyms: 2 Ariadne's thread (2) ... Synonym dictionary

Ariadne's thread- From ancient Greek mythology. The expression arose from the myths about the Athenian hero Theseus, who killed the Minotaur, a monstrous half-bull, half-man. At the request of the Cretan king Minos, the Athenians were obliged to send seven young men and seven... ... Dictionary of popular words and expressions

Ariadne's thread- Ariadne's thread (foreign language) a means to get out of a difficulty. Wed. And even though my fate is dark and bleak, Poetry leads me, like Ariadne, Through the labyrinth of sorrows to its shining temple... S. Ya. Nadson. “When in the evening hour.” Wed. We will cheerfully go to... ... Michelson's Large Explanatory and Phraseological Dictionary (original spelling)

Ariadne's thread- Sebastiano Ricci, Dionysus finds Ariadne Dionysus and Ariadne Ariadne (ancient Greek: Ἀριάδνη) in ancient Greek mythology, the daughter of the Cretan king ... Wikipedia

Ariadne's thread- (foreign) a means to get out of difficulties Wed. And even though my fate is dark and bleak, Poetry leads me, like Ariadne, Through the labyrinth of sorrows to its shining temple... S.Ya. Nadson. “When in the evening hour. Wed. We will cheerfully go towards malicious intent, and... ... Michelson's Large Explanatory and Phraseological Dictionary

Ariadne's thread; Ariadne's thread- 1. Book. A thought, method, etc. that helps to understand a difficult situation and get out of a difficult situation. FSRY, 280; F 1, 330; BTS, 46. 2. Jarg. school Joking. Crib. Maksimov, 276. /i> From Greek mythology. BMS 1998, 403 ...

A THREAD- Hold all the threads in your hands. Razg. Take full control of the situation. ShZF 2001, 65. /i> Tracing paper from French. tenir tous les fils. BMS 1998, 403. Do not knit threads. Perm. Joking. iron. or Neglect To be unable to say a word from a strong... ... Large dictionary of Russian sayings

Books

Ariadne's Thread, Fred Saberhagen. On a gloomy autumn night, the usurper Persian ascends to the throne of the island of Corica, stepping over the corpse of his brother. The bloodthirsty god of destruction, Shiva, helps him seize power. And the island is mired in...

The expression “Ariadne’s thread” (Ariadne’s thread) has the meaning: guiding thread; guiding thought; a way to help get out of a difficult situation; solving a difficult question with the help of a hint.

Originated from the Greek myths of the Athenian hero Theseus, who killed the Minotaur, a monstrous half-bull, half-man. At the request of the Cretan king Minos, the Athenians were obliged to send seven young men and seven girls to Crete every year to be devoured by the Minotaur, who lived in a labyrinth built for him, from which no one could escape. Theseus was helped to accomplish this dangerous feat by the daughter of the Cretan king, Ariadne, who fell in love with him. Secretly from her father, she gave him a sharp sword and a ball of thread. When Theseus and the young men and girls doomed to be torn to pieces were taken into the labyrinth, Theseus tied the end of a thread at the entrance and walked through the intricate passages, gradually unwinding the ball. Having killed the Minotaur, Theseus found the way back from the labyrinth along a thread and brought out all the doomed from there (Ovid, Metamorphoses, 8, 172; Heroides, 10, 103).

"Ariadne's Thread" quote:

...we will cheerfully go towards the malicious intent, and if the Ariadne thread in our hands leads us to the doors of the lair, then of course ... in order to undoubtedly and inevitably be caught red-handed (M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin, Monrepos' Shelter, Anxieties and Joys of Monrepos ).

Children, perhaps no less than us adults, are looking for one guiding principle and an Ariadne thread that would lead them out of the labyrinth of their childhood misunderstandings (N.V. Shelgunov, Letters on Education).

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There is an expression - “Ariadne’s thread”. Today we will look at the meaning of the phraseological unit, and also learn the extremely entertaining story that is associated with it. As usual, there will be examples to better understand the meaning of a stable phrase.

Origin

The speech pattern came to us from ancient Greek myths, and it goes back to the adventures of the hero Theseus.

Somehow, after ordinary exploits, Theseus arrived in Athens. The city-state was sad. Still would! After all, he had to equip another parcel for a terrible monster - the Minotaur (a man with the head of a bull). It included seven boys and seven girls. This was the payment for the fact that the Athenians killed the son of the Cretan king, Androgeus. The king himself was called Minos.

Readers will have to be patient to find out the meaning of the expression “Ariadne’s thread” (the meaning of the phraseological unit - further, now is history time).

Theseus, as a true hero, could not allow injustice to happen and begged his father (the mayor of Athens, Aegeus) to send him along with tribute to Crete to visit the Minotaur. Of course, the father was not eager to send his only son to the monster for breakfast or lunch, but what can you do, this is not an easy lot for heroes - they have to help everyone out.

Meeting with Ariadne

Much to Theseus’s happiness, Minos also had a daughter, Ariadne, who, as soon as she saw Theseus, immediately fell in love with him. And this is not surprising, because Theseus was favored by the goddess of love herself.

Of course, like any girl who had just found love, Ariadne did not want to lose her, so she gave Theseus a thread gathered into a ball and ordered him to tie its beginning to the entrance to the Labyrinth (the home of the Minotaur), so that after the young man had dealt with the Minotaur, he found his way back easily. As they say in Russian fairy tales, what is said is done.

True, the ending of this story is a little sad. If the reader is interested not only in the meaning of the phrase “Ariadne’s thread” (the meaning of a phraseological unit, in other words), but also in the denouement of the story, then we direct him to the wonderful book “Myths of Ancient Greece” by N.A. Kuna. In turn, we are ready to reveal the secret of the meaning of a phraseological unit and illustrate it with an example from everyday life.

Meaning

A savvy reader can easily guess everything himself. The expression “Ariadne’s thread” means some key that will allow you to get out of a difficult situation. For example, books are Ariadne's thread, because they allow you to get out of the labyrinth of your own ignorance.

Cheat sheet like Ariadne's thread in the exam

Famous story. A student (or schoolboy) stays up all night and thinks about the upcoming math exam. Our hero is a diligent student, but one problem is that he has a bad memory, and the student cannot remember complex calculation formulas.

The hero’s mother comes to the rescue and tells him: “Son, write a cheat sheet. This invention of human thought has two undeniable advantages: firstly, when you write it, you simultaneously remember the material, and secondly, you feel confident with it during the exam.”

No sooner said than done. The exam has been passed. The Minotaur is defeated. Everyone is happy. And we finally figured out the meaning of the expression “Ariadne’s thread.” The meaning of a phraseological unit is no longer a mystery to us.

What does phraseology teach us?

The first thing that comes to mind when we read the story of Theseus is, of course, that being helps the strong and brave. The second is that even the strongest sometimes need help in their exploits. And third, and most importantly: there is a way out of any, even the most difficult situation. Such is the versatility of the expression “Ariadne’s thread.” We consider the meaning of the phrase from a moral (didactic) point of view.

There are no truly “lucky” people in the world. Reality doesn't give gifts. Each person has to pay for his success and win it through work and patience. And each of us sometimes needs “Ariadne’s thread.” Phraseologism, which traces its genealogy to the myths and legends of Ancient Greece, has become an integral part of the Russian language.

Origin

The speech pattern came to us from ancient Greek myths, and it goes back to the adventures of the hero Theseus.

Somehow, after ordinary exploits, Theseus arrived in Athens. The city-state was sad. Still would! After all, he had to equip another parcel for a terrible monster - the Minotaur. It included seven young men and seven girls. This was the payment for the fact that the Athenians killed the son of the Cretan king, Androgeus. The king himself was called Minos.

Readers will have to be patient to find out the meaning of the expression “Ariadne’s thread” (the meaning of the phraseological unit - further, now is history time).