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My interpretations of Ares and Aphrodite recovering after the war.
Golden mornings and cool sea breezes brought them together.
Playful touches turned to yearnings with depth.
Days passed and love grew.
Until one day a shadow came uninvited.
Soon enough hell broke loose.
Still they managed to find their homes in the arms of the other.
But fate is bitter and sour and cruel.
It took away the black haired boy from his lover.
And left the other to grieve forever.
But what no one saw was the rage deep in the blues.
While the golden haired burned the world alive,
fate watched in the corner scared and small.
When the Trojans took away his home, his love, what could Achilles do except grieve for Patroclus.
And his grief brought the mighty warriors to their knees.
Troy did not not lose the war. Nor did the Greek win it.
Achilles grieved for Patroclus, and soon enough the war ended.
“We men are wretched things”
- Homer, The Iliad
Hi, me again! 👋😁
I was curious, since you're a Percy Jackson fan, does that also extend outside the books into the actual Greek Mythos, like the gods and ancient heroes: such as the Illiad and Odyssey, the legneds of the demigods like Hercules? And are you a fan of other interpretations of those stories as well, like say, I don't know, Epic the Musical? 🥺❤️
Hello!
Yes, I do like to learn about the original mythos and read things like the Illiad (or at least reading it in full is on my tbr list)
I have not listened to Epic: The Musical in its entirety yet, but I liked what I heard 😁