Maze of Desire

Phaedra's father is the wealthiest merchant in Athens. She wants for nothing, except freedom. Like all upper class women in her culture, she is shut away from the eyes of the public at all times. She is her father's property until she weds, at which point she becomes the property of her husband. In Phaedra's case, her husband is to be Theseus, duke of Athens and heir to the throne of the city-state.

Once she is wed, she will no longer have even the sun and fresh air of the courtyard at her f...