Mythretelling Stories

This is an EPIC: The Musical fanfiction! Here is the blurb: The king of Ithaca has finally returned home after his twenty-year long journey, ready to rebuild his life with the family he nearly lost. But home is not the end of the story - it's the beginning of a new kind of challenge. As Odysseus struggles to relearn peace, reconnect with Penelope, figure out how to be a father to a son who grew up without him, and battle against his own inner turmoil and trauma from his journey, the halls of Ithaca become their own unpredictable battlefield. "Ithacantics" follows the chaos, comedy, and heartache of a hero trying to navigate domestic life, divine interference, overcoming trauma, and the strange art of being human after becoming a legend, while also diving into backstories of well known and loved characters and the life of pre-Odyssey Odysseus. So, come along, old friend. I'm sure you know how this story goes - just not this part. (PS: THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR 400 VIEWS! I'm so glad people enjoy this as I was hesitant to post it here at first! Thank you all!)

We've all heard of the two tales of heartbreak. Similar, but never the same. Hyacinthus. Crocus. Both turned into flowers. Both beautiful souls crushed by fate-or, well, smacked by it. (Discus, meet skull.) But what happens when fate gets bored of the ancient world... and revives them in a new one? Where discus evolved into frisbees, Olympus has Wi-Fi, and the gods still haven't figured out how to mind their own business. Reborn as Kalliste and Asiminia, the two demigoddesses struggle to fit into a world that moves too fast, laughs too loud, and doesn't believe in gods anymore. Still, each night they remember-the sun's warmth, the laughter of a trickster, and the heartbreak that made them flowers. Meanwhile, up on Olympus, two gods are losing their divine minds. Apollo's radiant calm? Gone. Hermes' chill? Evaporated. Because apparently, everyone knew about the girls' reincarnation-except them. And so begins the chaos. Do the gods find them? Do the flowers bloom again? Or will fate play its favorite game one last time-only to break every heart, mortal and divine -☀️🪻🪽⚘️-

A fireside tale told by an old fisherman to his grandchild, this is the story of a distant island revealed at low tide, a selkie who lingered too long on shore, and a love built on something hidden in rafters.

A gay retelling of the story of the biblical David and Jonathan as lovers. Note: David is 18 and Johnathan is 22 in this story. Ignore the inconsistency in the beginning of the story where I say they're the same age, that was before I did some more research. The source I'm going with says 18 and 28, but I don't want to write an 11 year age gap, so I'm making Johnathan a little younger.

When geographer Tom arrives at Mount Ledang to study strange seismic activity, he doesn't expect to find a woman waiting in the mist. Haunted by visions and drawn into the legend of a cursed princess, Tom uncovers a love story lost to time. As the boundary between myth and reality fades, he must choose between the world he knows and the timeless soul calling him to stay. novel music : https://youtu.be/UJKxNde3WpA?si=1X8p_omeF-bhZk5N

Persephone is determined to escape the yoke of her mother after centuries of sheltered existence following Demeter's commands. Thus she finds herself at the edge of a precipice, and is shocked to find that despite the hatred harbouring in her chest all she wants to do is fall into the abyss. A retelling of the myth of Hades and Persephone. This work differs from the classical literature involving Persephone and should not be used in reference to the ancient versions of this myth.

"On the 901st night, the King lost his smile-and Scheherazade fell silent." The final 100 nights of the legendary tale were never recorded. Until now. In the heart of a sleepless city, strange smiles begin to appear. Empty eyes. Stretched lips. No soul behind them. A lost manuscript resurfaces. A curse long forgotten is whispering again. And those who read it... begin to smile. A myth reimagined. A tale you cannot unread. Welcome to the 901st night.

After twenty years lost to war, gods, and monsters, Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca-only to find the woman he left behind has become a queen forged in fire and silence. But Penelope isn't just waiting. She's burning. And when the king and queen reunite, their love reignites across the island-in every room, every shadow, and every whispered breath. Myth meets passion in this steamy reimagining of Odysseus and Penelope's reunion, inspired by Epic: The Musical. Spice level? The gods are blushing.

[COMPLETED - ONLY MINORLY EDITED] ******************************************************** Greek myths - true or false? They should be false, and to 16-year-old Sophie Claire, it's never crossed her mind that they aren't. Until one day in History class when her teacher spends a day on Greek mythology and something strange starts happening - her friends and classmates begin to tell myths about certain Greek deities with frightening precision. And for some reason, she's began to feel a certain affinity for Persephone, the Greek maiden who was kidnapped by Hades, the Lord of the Underworld, and forced into a marriage with him. This isn't some coincidence or freak dream, she later finds out from a host of strange individuals who claim they're from Olympus, the grandoise home of the gods themselves. She is actually a modern reincarnation of the goddess Persephone, and she's not the only one. A few of her classmates also happen to represent the gods and goddesses from popular Greek myths, and the fact that all of them are present means that something monumental is about to happen. Something like being the girl to change Persephone's future, to break the cycle of kidnapper and victim - all by passing a trial. It won't be simple, she knows, and she's not quite that eager to take it up, but from the moment she found out that she was Persephone, there was no way to back out. She should've known, however, that dealing with all powerful, immortal deities wasn't going to be easy. They've got a few secrets and personality flaws up their sleeves, and they could be deadly. More than deadly - murderous.

An etiological myth explaining why Day and Night coexist, adapting folklore-like writing and storytelling, which teaches how the balance of Day and Night is essential to our lives.

"𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐱 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝." For the Rewind The Classics contest by @WattpadFairytales All rights reserved Copyright ©️ 2020 Emerald (Lady-Emerald) Cover design by Raichia IF YOU SEE THIS BOOK ON ANY OTHER PLATFORM BESIDES WATTPAD, PLEASE REPORT IT TO THE AUTHOR AND WATTPAD, AND LEAVE THE PLATFORM YOU WERE READING ON -- CHANCES ARE THE BOOK HAS BEEN COPIED AND/OR STOLEN

Hi. My name's Neiveh Lécuyer. Some things that might interest you to know are that "I'm sixteen years old" or maybe "Satan has erectile dysfunction and a daughter called Ashe". I thought I was going to spend my holidays fixing my own relationship with my estranged and obsessed dad, but nope. A corpse in my living room tried to kill me and I spent my holidays helping to unkidnap the Lord of the Underworld. Read if you're interested.

A reimagining of the famous Greek myth: The abduction of Persephone. But with a creative and romantic twist. ⚠️This story is a creative interpretation, creative liberties will be taken. Do not take these creative liberties literally. They are and were not meant to be accurate to Greek mythology.⚠️

❝sing, o muse, of those who ruled on high, of women scorned and loved, and of golden crowns, and blood, and love, and war... sing, o muse, of those immortalized, golden-wreathed and ever-lauded, silver-souled and many-storied... sing, o muse, of those myths and legends, adorned, unforgotten and newly woven...❞ ⤷ a collection of myth retellings

"I Burned the Future to Warm My Hands" The Mourning of Medea, in Her Own Words

Born of Zeus and the primordial void of Chaos, Aphrodite was never meant to be soft. Yet Olympus demanded she smile, obey, and love quietly-or be exiled. Branded as prophecy, rejected as daughter, and betrayed by those she trusted most, Aphrodite rises from the ashes of her own myth. But this is not the story they told you. This is the tale of the goddess they tried to bury-the one who no longer bows. With wings forged in ruin and a heart that bleeds both mercy and fire, Aphrodite begins her reign not from a throne, but from the hearts of those who dared to love loudly. A myth rewritten. A legacy reborn. And a goddess unmade... only to remake herself.

A complete retelling of ''The Song of Achilles'' but from Achilles's POV (Official Song of Achilles summary) Greece in the age of heroes. Awkard young prince Patroclus has been exiled to the court of king Peleus. Despite their differences, Peleus's golden boy Achilles befriends the shamed prince. As they grow int young men, their bond blossoms into something deeper- despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother, the sea goddess Thetis. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfil his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him.

The Osiris Myth is one of the most well known Egyptian myths. Its recounts the battle between Isis, Osiris, and Seth for power over Egypt, or in this retelling, for power in the family company, Ennead. In this modern retelling, see how far Seth is willing to go to seize power from his brother Osiris, and how far Isis will go to protect her husband from his increasingly desperate attempts.

I was never meant to touch the altar. Never meant to carry a mark the gods themselves fear. At twenty-six, my life should have been ordinary. Instead, I became the key to a prison built for a god and the target of powers that were never supposed to notice me. Bound by a curse disguised as prophecy, I am forced into an uneasy alliance with the very being they tried to erase. He is ancient, dangerous, and hiding more than he tells me. I don't trust him. But the gods are watching now. And they are running out of patience. In a world where myths bleed and love is the deadliest magic of all, I must decide what I am willing to become before fate decides for me.