“I scroll through what’s on offer, and it makes me feel sick. There’s stuff on there that would have you screaming for Freddy Krueger to come back.“ My body aches. I pop six painkillers into a glass of water and watch them fizz aggressively. I never thought I would need mortal medicine, but they seemContinue reading “Answers (Part 3)”
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Zeus’ Lovers
“Most people would have given up at that point, but not Zeus, who is known for his ‘never say die’ attitude.” There are many stories of Zeus’ infidelity, far too many to cover in one blog (and I will look at some of the more notable ones separately), but here are a few to whetContinue reading “Zeus’ Lovers”
A Rock and a Hard Place
“Someone’s playing me, and whoever it is, they’re managing to stay one step ahead of me all of the time. It’s not a position I’m used to; I’m supposed to be the God of Forethought!“ “Police are investigating the death of a family of four discovered on the same day a man’s body was foundContinue reading “A Rock and a Hard Place”
Playing with Fire
“Whoever “A” is, they are literally playing with fire. First the beak of Koraki, now a load of dead mortals. I will find out who it is, and I will make them suffer.“ “You cannot simply dig into the…the…” “Underworld!” “…the ‘Underworld’ as you put it, without appropriate permissions in place. Building. Planning. There’s aContinue reading “Playing with Fire”
Zeus and Leto: Apollo and Artemis
“Hera was still not finished; her rage knew no bounds.”
Zeus and Metis: the Birth of Athena
“It was like something was banging on the inside of his skull and it was driving him insane, so insane that he ordered Hephaestus to smash him over the head with his axe”
War of the Titans: the Aftermath
“Buried beneath the rubble of Mount Othrys, the Titans met their Waterloo.”
War of the Titans: the Battle
“The Earth shook, mountains were formed and the landscape was ravaged…”
The Beginning: Gaia and Ouranos
“Ouranos’ little fella flew into the sea and produced a white foam from which sprang Aphrodite – the goddess of love”
Erysichthon: the one who ate himself
“King Erysichthon ate. And ate. And then he ate some more. Nothing would fill him.”