Perseus—the mortal son of Zeus—fights monsters in an attempt to save his beloved Andromeda from a cruel curse. Fortunately, Perseus has his own magical helpers: a beautiful winged horse and an amazingly intelligent owl. But even these companions aren’t always able to help the hero in his battle against powerful enemies.

For decades, two Hutsul clans—the Paliychuks and the Gutenyuks—had been at odds. But it so happened that Ivan Paliychuk fell in love with a beautiful woman from the rival clan—Marichka, the daughter of his father’s murderer, who was destined to live a short but happy life. Ivanko could not be happy without her. But he carried on with his life. He got married. He was loved. He had no children. He ran his household. And he sought the death that had taken his beloved from him...