A goddess is taken to the underworld as the king's bride; her father knew everything and her mother knew nothing. In this retelling of the Hymn of Demeter, mother and daughter will do whatever it takes to free themselves, no matter the cost.
Book I...
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Book I of The Triple Moon's Chronicles
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Hell is An Empty Heart as in "Hell is not in torture; Hell is in an empty heart..." from the Lebanese-American writer, poet, visual artist and philosopher Khalil Gibran.
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Persephone's drawing, made by myself, is fronting the cover. She is the best person I could think of to convey the meaning of my book and the idea of "female energy."
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A gentle Warning to all the young Persephone who would read this book.
Don't give your trust blindly, Don't sell yourself to the unknown, But respect yourself first and foremost, Don't be a Persephone because of a Hades. Be a Persephone because you are better than a Hades.
*** DISCLAIMER *** You are about to read a story written roughly in British English by an omniscient third-person narrator. The voice of the storyteller is all-knowing and may reveal or withhold facts as it pleases. Moreover, this novel does not, in any case, romanticise rape committed through captivity and Persephone is mentioned as a "young woman" (18+ years old), living under the illusion of being a child by her mother. Scenes marked with a "***" only reflect situations that some readers may find upsetting. Please proceed with caution, or omit it if you'd rather.
This retelling, with a few of my own alterations, is loosely based on the Hymn of Demeter rather than the Myth of Persephone itself. The book focuses more on feminism (Even though it had elements of matriarchy, Greek mythology served as the foundation for patriarchy). Furthermore, it emphasises the bond between mothers and daughters with some LGBTQ themes for secondary characters. It also focuses on how being a mother doesn't stop you from growing, fighting, or having a purpose in your life.
Under any circumstances, I, as the author of the following book do not support or condone incest. This is my re-interpretation of a Myth in its closest nature, that had been passed through for generations by word of mouth and then in writing.
At last, there was a prologue to the story which introduced the violence of the creation of the gods' cosmos in a lyrical style, I advise avoiding it if you are averse to poetry, hence, this is now why it will be at the end of the book if you want to read it. Their leader Zeus is keeping this savagery hidden from the younger generation for a purpose that we are yet to know.
Thank you in advance for your understanding and to give a chance to my book.
*** DETAILEDTRIGGER WARNING *** Rated Mature: This book deals with several heavy themes and is therefore advised for mature audiences only. Please see the list below for further details, as chapters with triggering themes will be marked with "***" on the titles for your ease. If you are not comfortable with any of the below mentioned, do not continue.
Violence and gore: The world-building is set in three different parts. Beginning with the Underworld, which contains its own lot of criminals whose crimes are displayed to emphasize the plot, it then carried on to the mortal world, where real historical details about marriage and the ancient lives of women aren't spared from their true nature to one of the main's characters' destruction of the whole world. Lastly, Mount Olympus is the worst of them in terms of themes of mental torture and emprisonment.
Imprisonment: The retelling start with the kidnapping of one the main character who didn't know that her father has other plan for her future. This is again an untouched plot to the original material.
Mention of rape: Two character has been raped in the past, before the start of the story which resulted in the birth of the whole pantheon of the gods for one and for the birth of the main character for the other. There would be two chapter with the explicit scene of a rape, this is to put accent on the impact of patriarchy into goddesses and its disastrous consequences on them.
Mention of incest: There is no explicit mention of family ties between the characters but it goes without saying that some are related as it is a close retelling to the original material.
Explicit sexual content: There are four scenes over all but they are all written using metaphors, sensoriels effects and obviously between consented partners.
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