Tag: Greek Mythology
Persephone
The gentle throb of neon lights, pulsating with anticipation on my sweating palms. The air thick and heavy with deafening music, each unfortunate soul dancing to the rhythm of their demise. Every step a futile attempt to live and breathe, their vessels weakening in each second spent. “Mi amor,” your gentle whisper masked within the ...Between Two Worlds: Part 3
Part 1 | Part 2 “Lachesis has a lot of explaining to do,” the dark-haired woman muttered to herself as she stormed the familiar path between the puddles of standing water amongst the darkened trees. Skotádne rubbed the skin around her finger, where she felt the loop of thread connecting her to the other thing ...A Demon on Mount Olympus
The war lasted for ten long years, but finally, the Titans surrendered. Zeus commanded control of the Heavens, Poseidon, became the ruler of the seas, and Hades in the Underworld. As promised, Zeus blessed those who stood by him, his sibling and his children during the war. But one stood out above the rest: Hecate, ...A Son Comes Home
Gaia looked around at the home that Rhea and Cronus had created for themselves, keeping her distance from her former husband. “What is taking them so long?” Cronus asked in his deep gruff voice. “She is getting ready to give birth to her first child. Let him be with his wife,” Gaia would be lying ...Creation
In the beginning, there was only darkness. From the black sky emerged Eros, the god of love, Uranus the sky and Gaia the Earth. With the help of their brother, Gaia and Uranus fell in love and bore the mighty Titans, Cyclopes, and the Hundred-handed Giants. Uranus despised his offspring, and kept them prisoner deep in ...