Great story line. I like the morals of keeping promises and everything has consquences that you do in your life. However, I'm not a big fan of the artwork. I think it was too vague for the storey. It could use more details to help draw children into it.

In this retelling of the old Greek myth, the story is followed faithfully, the people of Athens sending maidens and young men to appease the Minotaur, who is the Creten kings monstrous son. Theseus, who is the prince of Athens, decides he will go and try to kill the Minotaur. But before he can try, the king of Crete, Minos, claims one of the young girls for his own and only if Theseus finds the ring that Minos has thrown into the sea, can he save the young woman. He succeeds and not only saves the maiden but wins the heart of Minos' daughter, Ariadne. Ariadne helps him kill the Minotaur and rescue the young people being held for the monster. In the end, because Theseus forgets to raise the sail showing his success, his father falls over a cliff in sorrow. Theseus builds a monument to his father, names the Sea for him, and rules in his place. The illustrations in this book, water colors, are delicate and bring the story to life.