 The ancient Roman author Hyginus identified Ariadne as the Roman Libera/Proserpina at approximately the same time as Libera was officially identified with Proserpina in 205 BC, these two names becoming synonymous for the same goddess.Hyginus equated Libera/Proserpina with Ariadne as bride to Liber whose Greek equivalent was Dionysus, the husband of Ariadne.Greek lexicographers in the Hellenistic period claimed that "Ariadne" is derived from the Cretan dialectical elements "ari" (ἀρι-) "most" (which is an intensive prefix) and "adnós" (ἀδνός) "holy".