![]() ![]() There was still the issue of how to keep the Minotaur fed, but after Minos’ son Androgeos was killed in Athens, Minos blamed the Athenians for his death and so requested 7 young boys and 7 young girls every nine years (or every year depending o the source), which he would feed to the Minotaur in punishment for the death of his son. To hold the creature, Minos had Daedalus create the Labyrinth underneath the palatial centre at Knossos where the Minotaur lived. The birth of the Minotaur brought shame to the family, and although Pasiphäe cared for it when it was younger, the Minotaur grew monstrous and ferocious, and his hunger was only satiated with human flesh. From this union, Pasiphäe became pregnant with the Minotaur who was half human, half cow, and she named him Asterion. Daedalus constructs Pasiphäe a wooden cow covered in a real cow hide, and so she hid in the contraption and lay with the bull, since it thought that the wooden cow was real. ![]() Whichever myth you read, it ends the same, Pasiphäe is sent an all consuming desire for the bull, and so she seeks the help of Daedalus the inventor. In some accounts it’s enacted by Poseidon, in some it is by Aphrodite (or Venus in Roman texts) because Pasiphäe hadn’t shown the proper piety to the goddess, and in some Poseidon seeks the help of Aphrodite in the punishment. The punishment of Minos was done through his wife, Pasiphäe. Obviously, Poseidon knew exactly what Minos had done and so he plotted to punish Minos for his hubris. It will stay there, fast and true, for all time. ![]() Children will whisper their wishes to it before the close their eyes to dream. Women will look to it for a sing of comfort, a light in the darkness. Your coronet will guide sailors to safety through the labyrinth of the treacherous seas. However, when Minos saw the bull and how magnificent it was, he couldn’t bring himself to sacrifice it, and so he kept the bull for himself and sacrificed one of his regular bulls instead, in the hopes that he could trick Poseidon. ![]() Poseidon sent the magnificent bull, and Minos’ claim was supported. So, Minos sacrificed to Poseidon and asked him to send a bull from the sea, and that if Poseidon did this, Minos would sacrifice the bull to the god. Minos claimed he had support from the gods to become king of Crete, and so he said that if he sacrificed and prayed to the gods for anything, they would fulfil the wish. When the ruler of Crete, Aseterion, died, the three sons of his wife Europa with Zeus Minos, Sarpedon, and Rhadamanthus all wanted to be king. Ariadne and Phaedra were daughters of King Minos of Crete, a son of Zeus, and his wife Pasiphäe who was a daughter of the Titan-god of the sun, Helios. As the title suggests, our main focus of the book is Ariadne, although I was pleasantly surprised that in Part Two and Three of the book (it’s split into four parts), we also get the point of view of Ariadne’s little sister Phaedra. Let’s start with the mythology Ariadne is based off. Since the book follows the myths very closely, this review details the core myths used in Ariadne, and then my thoughts on the book below will mention key points from the myth which will spoil it for you if you aren’t familiar with it! Mythological Inspiration (this is a long one…) If you aren’t familiar with the myths of Ariadne, Phaedra, Theseus and the Minotaur, then this will spoil those for you. I am very happy to say I was not disappointed. So to say I was excited to read this one is an understatement, especially due to my obsession with Greek Mythology and women in the ancient world. ★★★★★ (Either 5 stars or 4.75… either way, this book was brilliant!) Head to the end of my review to find my interview with Jennifer Saint with World History Encyclopedia! After you’ve finished watching my interview with Jennifer, I would recommend you then head over to Erica’s YouTube channel MoanInc, where she has built off the questions I asked, and delved even deeper into the story with Jennifer which you can find here!Īriadne by Jennifer Saint was a hugely anticipated read for me this year, even more so after I saw the beautiful cover art for both editions. ![]()
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