In fact, the added tweak from Pommaux on having Ariadne's fate being the reason for not changing the black sails (most renditions I encountered had Theseus simply forget, often due to partying) is a good addition and makes both characters' ends a little richer and more palatable. Neither are shining moments for Theseus, and it's nice that Pommaux doesn't ignore these critical moments for Theseus's saga. He deftly glosses over the more adult nature of Theseus's origin (like how both Poseidon and King Aegeus are his father), but also faces head on some of the darker moments of the story, like Aegeus's death or Ariadne's abandonment. It would have been easy to make this book twice as long and include more of Theseus's adventures, but Pommaux has wisely zoomed in on the most famous Theseus story. Pommaux's retelling of Theseus's story works well, focusing on his early days and his fight with the Minotaur of Crete.
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