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Lets see if I can once again accomplish 50,000+ words for the National November Writing Month challenge. I totally failed at Inktober, mostly because I was lazy. I just didn't want to take the time. I keep telling myself, that I can catch up, but I keep not trying. :(
Anyway here's the link. https://nanowrimo.org/participants/catholic-writer/projects I can't give a direct link to the to the project because I can't figure out this updated site, it won't keep my project, it keeps disappearing. I hope it will let me do the word count though. That's what keeps me motivated. That and trying to beat my buddies. The idea is to get through as many of the diaries as possible, because this is "Prince Charming Diaries volume 3, the Lords of Olympus."
Zeus' story completed- won't be doing this part
Zeus has lived all his life with the sea people, venturing into the land of the humans he discovers the terrible secret of his past. Can he avoid destiny and prove himself a good leader?
Hades' story in progress
Hades wants to destroy Zeus more then anything. Everything he does is to try and upset his big brother. But when he actually has the chance to get rid of Zeus, will he take it, or is there some goodness left in him?
Poseidon's Story
Poseidon desperately wants to prove himself a friend to the man who he admires, but absolutely despises him. When the rumor of two destructive monsters are whispered in his ear, he eagerly sets out to help the king of the Sea by ridding him of Medusa and her sisters.
But is Poseidon being set up for a trap to start a war between Zeus and the Sea People?
Hephaestus' Story
Hephaestus is not only a cripple, but ugly as well. No wants to be friends with him. But he doesn't care. He leads a simple life, that is until the beauteous Aphrodite appears in Sea World. War for the hand of the lovely creature is inevitable until Zeus chooses a husband for her. Hephaestus, Aphrodite and the Arganots set off to discover the heritage of Aphrodite. There trail leads them to the famed labyrinth and the deadly Minotaur.
Can Hephaestus convince Aphrodite to stay with him, or will he lose her like everything else?
Apollo's Story
The Golden boy of the Star People. Apollo's singing can melt even the hardest of hearts and his music can make even the cruelest dance until they drop. But when he uses Medea to gain the legendary golden fleece he soon learns that it is not wise to use his gift for his own means. It may be to late to fulfill his heart's desire.
Ares' Story
With his love of violence, blood and war, Ares and the half fury Aris sow discord wherever they go, until they are caught and assigned to serve a common lord. Seven Labors Ares and Aris must fulfill before they can be freed. If not for the help of the mysterious rebel Hercules, they would have failed. Can Ares and Aris bring peace instead of war or will they be unable to change?
Hermes' Story
Hermes dearly loves playing jokes, especially on his more serious and gloomy brothers. But when he steals Apollo's cows for a joke, and accidentally loses them all, he realizes he may have gone a tad bit to far. Apollo is ready to kill him. In exchange for his safety he gives Apollo The Box. "Keep it secret, keep it safe." Apollo gives it to Pandora who unleashes a series of events that only Hermes will be able to stop. It may involve some first rate stealing and sneaking.
Dionysus's Story
Passed from one caretaker to the next, Dionysus grew up not really knowing his family, but with a wide range of skills, languages and knowledge. His happy return to Olympus is short lived. Aphrodite has helped Paris abduct the bride of Menelaus. Now all of Olympus is divided over the promising war. The riff widens to all of Sea World. What can possibly be the outcome of so terrible a division?
Bonus Story- The Voyage of Odysseus
The terrible war is over, many people are dead or brutally injured for life. It seems Odysseus and loyal companions are doomed to sail the endless seas in search of their homes.
Farewell for now,
~The Author
Are you making your versions of the gods more like the Norse ones? And, I wanted to know what was the thought process of removing from the heroes (and heroines) from the myths?
ReplyDeleteWhat exactly do you mean?
DeleteThe norse gods were somewhat mortal they could be killed in battle, can your gods be killed in battle? And is there a reason why you removed the (mortal) heroes and heroines from the myths?
Delete(The reason why I ask is because the Greek gods would not have fixed mortal matters like Medusa (considering that Athena was the one who cursed her to begin with), and was wondering what motives them to do it.)
Delete(I'm merely wondering, because it would help me understand your version of it)
DeleteAll of the humans are mortal, of course. None of my people are gods, even the immortal ones can be killed in battle. None of the main characters are immortal. Just really long lived. I didn't remove everyone. I'm going off of D'Aulaires' book of Greek Myths. Zeus and his brothers are the main characters, so most of the stories are happening to them.
DeleteThese stories are only loosely based on Greek Myths. In here, Medusa is not cursed. She and her sisters were simply born with snake hair. They were Sea People. Some sea people have fish tails, tentacles, or snake hair and so on. Most of the problems they are trying to fix were the fault of their ancestors.
I need to explain my stories better.
I will make a family tree and post it as soon as possible.
Thank you for your comments.
Thank you for answering my question. I was just wondering where Perseus went since he was the one who killed Medusa in the original myth not Poseidon, and was just wondering about that change.
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Since they can die in battle, are they really immortal gods or not? Or are they more like LOTR's elves?
DeleteAlso, it really depends on the version of the myth you read, Medusa was either cursed or not cursed...so I am assuming in your reimagining that she was never cursed to begin with?
(Also in some versions of the myth, she had a relationship with Poseidon, so that is why I am asking why your version of him kills her.)
DeleteI believe that there will be a Perseus in it. I think I've taken just about all of the names. But the reason he does not do the killing, is that I chose main characters, then chose different stories to retell. Since I'm not actually doing a word for word, it will be the main character, instead of the original hero. Not to blow your mind or anything, but Medusa does not actually die. It's the story line I'm sort of following, I figured that the names were not much of a big deal.
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ReplyDeleteMy characters are not gods. I'm not comfortable writing about gods. I guess you could say that they are a little bit like LOTR's elves. I'm glad you are asking all of these questions. It makes me spend more time thinking things through I think Medusa and her sisters are actually going to be cursed in my retelling. That is why they can turn people to stone. I think in my retelling, Medusa has two sisters.
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DeleteI never heard of Poseidon having a relationship with Medusa. Interesting. Actually, in my version he does not end up killing her. He marries her sister. I guess it's all kind of complicated. I do not remember what I have posted so far, but I shall see what I can remember of all the details.
The Star People had control of all Sea World, except Nereus' underwater realm. After Zeus defeated the Star People, he scattered his brothers throughout Sea World, sort of as ambassadors. Poseidon was stationed in Nereus' kingdom. Nereus liked Poseidon until he found out that he was Cronus' (Star father) son. A lot of the Sea People did not like Poseidon being in Nereus' realm. One of the people lied to Poseidon and told him that the underwater realm was endangered by these monsters (Medusa and her sisters) and that Nereus was afraid of them. Poseidon decided to try and kill these supposed monsters as a favor to Nereus. He greatly admires Nereus and wants people to like him. He is like the exact opposite of Hades. What Poseidon did not know was that there was a plot to start a war between Zeus and Nereus. The reasoning was, if Poseidon killed Medusa and her sisters, Nereus would start the war. (The girls are his daughters). If Medusa or one of her sisters killed Poseidon, Zeus would start the war to avenge his brother.