II millennium BC e. The ancient state on the island of Crete, where, according to legend, the great god Zeus was born, is at the peak of its power, but strong states are not protected from sudden and rapid destruction. Even the gods, who must protect their “cradle”, will not help... The young Cretan Daro, a hereditary navigator, finds himself at the forefront of the events that preceded the explosion of a volcano located on one of the islands neighboring Crete. And only his love for the young artist Atenais helped Daro survive the tragedy, after which his home was in ruins and covered with volcanic ash.