Dimensions
145 x 177 x 15mm
'Ariadne didn't notice the rugged beauty of the beach or the brilliant blue of the Aegean Sea, on account of the fact that she was too busy screaming at the Gods.
And she had every right to scream. Here she was, a princess, with the blood of Gods (if Daddy's boasting could be believed) pumping through her veins, sitting all alone on a rocky outcrop far from home.
Ariadne, for the first time in her 16 years, had been dumped.'
Based on the Greek myth of Theseus and the minotaur - the tale of a hero who enters a labyrinth and kills a terrible monster with the help of a beautiful princess - Ariadne is written from the princess' point of view.
How did it feel to help Theseus, who promised her marriage only to dump her on an island in the Aegean and run off with her sister? Ariadne, like so many women in classic mythology, was given a minor role in the grand tale, but without her sensible advice (to roll out a thread behind him so he didn't get lost in the labyrinth), Theseus would have failed.
