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Princess Ariadne of Crete and her sister Phaedra grew up in a magnificent palace. But looking at it from another perspective, both sisters grew up in prison, and they lived at the mercy of their cruel father Minos. Ariadne's mother Pasiphae was the daughter of the sun god Helios. She was punished by the sea god Poseidon because of her husband's mistakes. She was bewitched to mate with a bull and gave birth to the Minotaur. This became Pasiphae's shame, and she gradually became an empty shell; but Minos used the Minotaur as a tool to demonstrate power. He required Athens to hand over fourteen children every year to feed the Minotaur. When Theseus, prince of Athens, travels to Crete to slay the Minotaur, Ariadne sees not a threat but an opportunity in his green eyes. Ariadne fell in love with him. But helping Theseus slay the Minotaur means betraying her family and country, and Ariadne knows all too well that in a world ruled by fickle gods, attracting their attention will cost you everything. In a world where women are nothing more than pawns of powerful men, Ariadne has heard too many stories of women being punished for the actions of men, but she decides to take her fate into her own hands. Will Ariadne's decision to betray Crete for Theseus ensure her happy ending? Or will she find herself sacrificing herself to her lover's ambitions?