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Genre 

Historical narrative

Narrator 

Theseus, at the end of his life

Climax 

An earthquake destroys Knossos Palace.

Protagonist 

Theseus

Antagonist 

Asterion

Setting (time) 

The novel is set in ancient Greece, likely around 1450 B.C. It covers roughly the first twenty years of Theseus' life.

Setting (place) 

The novel covers many areas of ancient Greece, from Troizen to Eleusis to Athens to Crete.

Point of view 

The story is told from Theseus's point of view.

Falling action 

Theseus kills Asterion.

Tense 

Immediate past

Foreshadowing 

Although the novel is the story of his youth, and is told from his perspective at that time, at certain moments the older Theseus, makes reference to the impact that specific events were to have.

Tone 

The tone is one of passionate nostalgia, describing the events of youth from world-weary old age.

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