[Footnote 315: Adriadne's crown. According to Greek mythology, the cro… — Essays

Essays — Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Footnote 315: Adriadne's crown. According to Greek mythology, the crown of Adriadne was, for her beauty and her sufferings, put among the stars. She was the daughter of Minos, King of Crete; she gave Theseus the clue by means of which he escaped from the labyrinth and she was afterwards abandoned by him.]

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