Daedalus built the labyrinth for King Minos. Daedalus soon learns of King Minos' evil plot to house a Minotaur in the labyrinth that will feed on people. Daedalus asks to leave Crete and Minos ignores Daedalus' request and imprisons Daedalus and Icarus instead.
Answer:How doe the actions of Ariadne help further the plot? Without the string from Ariadne, it would have been very hard for Theseus to escape the maze. Ariadne is the sole reason that Theseus was successful in escaping the maze. Ariadne served as the main protagonist in the myth.