Bea Fitzgerald 4

When Ariadne agrees to help Prince Theseus defeat the terrifying Minotaur in exchange for escaping her domineering father, she hopes her trust in him will finally give her access to the power and autonomy she craves. Instead, she finds herself abandoned on an island the morning after their supposed elopement - watching Theseus's ships sail away without her. Furious and hurt, Ariadne swears revenge. Which is all very well - except for the aforementioned being abandoned on an island thing. Luckily for her though, the island happens to belong to a god. Alright, a fairly unimportant one (though only if you think wine and partying is unimportant) - but it quickly turns out Dionysus and Ariadne may be able to offer each other more than they'd thought. Ariadne isn't interested in love any more - of course - which is a shame, as there's something undeniably irresistible about the pull between her and Dionysus - even if he is completely infuriating. Especially as Ariadne is beginning to realise that maybe women can be more than just footnotes in men's myths. Maybe they have a power of their own. And once that power is unleashed - the men of Ariadne's story, and even the gods themselves, should prepare to tremble . . .