Mythretelling Stories

Vengeance lit her path. Hope will test her heart. After Kelmirla's death, Astrith Lokisdottir becomes the storm Asgard fears to name. Her sword sings for retribution, her grief forges legends, and the blood oath she swore binds her to shadows deeper than Hel itself. Yet the gods do not let pain linger without purpose. When a Valkyrie's challenge pulls her from the edge, Astrith begins a journey that will span centuries-one guided by a single, pulsing fragment of glass: Kelmirla's half-crown, glowing faintly with each new echo of her soul. From the silver forests of Alfheim to the burning forges of Midgard, Astrith hunts those echoes across time-warrior, wanderer, witness. Beside her stands Athry, the loyal shield-sister who keeps her grounded, and Rokai, the son she never meant to raise yet cannot live without. Together they weather battles, false reincarnations, mortal lifetimes, and divine decrees that would see Astrith exiled from her home and her own heart. But as the centuries unfold and the crown's light begins to fade, Astrith learns the truth buried beneath vengeance: that some souls are not meant to be found-they are meant to be freed. Asgardia's Princesse - Part II continues the epic saga of Astrith Lokisdottir- a story of grief and rebirth, of gods and mortals, and of a woman who must learn that even the strongest flame cannot chase the dawn forever.

Before the legends... there was a summer. On a quiet Mediterranean shore, young sailor Alexander Vane has always felt the sea calling to him - as if something ancient beneath the waves is waiting. Far below the surface lives Medusa, a daughter of the deep, raised to fear the world above. Humans are dangerous, her sisters warn. Their ships scar the sea. Their curiosity brings ruin. But one day their worlds collide. A single glance beneath the water. A moment that should never have happened. Drawn together by a bond neither of them fully understands, Alexander and Medusa begin a secret connection between two worlds that were never meant to touch. Yet the sea remembers old laws. And love between land and ocean has never ended without sacrifice. Some legends speak of monsters. Others speak of heroes. But the truth beneath the waves is far more dangerous. It is a love powerful enough to challenge the boundary between myth and destiny.

The gods are in revolt. When Eros' arrows shot Apollo and a nymph-one of love and the other of resistance-he wasn't expecting the god of light and the sun to retaliate and rally gods and mortals against him. A plan was hatched, arrows were mixed up, and now Eros is in love with Psyche-and so are Apollo and his twin and goddess of the hunt, Artemis. So when Zeus strips Eros of his powers and matchmaking privileges, he has to prove himself worthy of Psyche in the most humanlike way as possible: to beat the gods in a game of love and chance.

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.

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.

In a sweltering London summer, six men each carrying a hidden past and shattered dreams converge on a rundown hostel when a tech giant's viral contest promises one winner a phone, a job interview, and temporary housing. Paris, the campaign coordinator, arrives hoping to "change the narrative" by sharing these men's stories with the world. But as secrets emerge grief, addiction, mental health struggles, and desperate hopes for a fresh start both contestants and organizer begin to question who truly "deserves" a second chance. Blending modern social commentary with the urgency of classical myth, The Judgment of Paris: A Modern Epicexplores how dignity can be stripped away or reclaimed in an instant. When the staged competition unravels, raw truths threaten to expose corporate hypocrisy and force each man and Paris to choose between performing for the cameras or seizing their own voice. A powerful drama about identity, shame, and solidarity, this play asks: What does it take to be seen as more than a statistic? And who has the right to decide someone's worth? Perfect for audiences drawn to honest, character-driven stories that challenge us to look beyond headlines and recognise the human faces behind them. The Judgment of Paris: A Modern Epic reimagines the classical myth as a contemporary struggle among six homeless men vying for a single GA Phone which promises not only a device but a job opportunity and temporary housing. Set in a rundown London hostel, the play unfolds over five acts and introduces an unexpected love affair between Paris, the contest coordinator, and Leo, a Greek ex-inmate among the contestants:

[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.

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.

Ileana Popescu lived an ordinary life in Bucharest-until the world discovered she was anything but. Blessed at birth by the goddess of love, Ileana's beauty and charm are irresistible, bending reality to her whims. Strangers gift her priceless treasures. Police ignore her speeding. Even time seems to pause when she smiles. But Ileana remains oblivious to her power... until her daughter's enigmatic friend, Akio, exposes the truth. When a viral video catapults her into global obsession, Ileana becomes the face of a new religion. Followers bow at her feet, cities erect statues in her honor, and laws bend to her will. But as devotion turns to fanaticism, Akio's true motives unravel, and Ileana must confront the cost of divinity. Can she reclaim her humanity before the world destroys itself for her favor? A haunting tale of power, identity, and the seductive danger of being worshipped.

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

In a world where humans are extinct, a robot awakens a fairytale girl-and accidentally reintroduces humanity into the future. Two centuries after humanity's extinction, Aeron-9 revives a girl from a forgotten fairytale. Built to analyse emotions, he begins to experience his own as she reshapes his logic, purpose, and identity. As past and future collide, a machine's awakening and a human's survival redefine what it means to feel.

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.

"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.

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.

"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

Apollo never expected to love a mortal. Hyacinthus teaches the god of the sun how to laugh without foresight, how to live without eternity. Together they share golden days of music, competition, and quiet devotion-until a single moment shatters everything. This is a tragic love story of a god who could not save the one he loved, and a boy whose life became a flower the world would never forget.

Long before legends were written in ink, a king defied a god. When Minos refused to sacrifice the sacred white bull sent by Poseidon, the punishment did not fall upon him alone. A child was born of divine wrath and mortal shame, hidden away in a labyrinth of stone and shadow. The world would come to know him only as a monster - the Minotaur - slain by a hero whose story was carved into scrolls and sung across Greece. Centuries later, in the quiet village of Dion, Aglaia grows up believing that tale. She is the daughter of a once-prosperous merchant, educated and thoughtful, more at home among myths than among men. But when her father's fortune collapses and a powerful General binds him to a cruel contract, desperation drives him to seek salvation in the ruins of Crete - and into a labyrinth that should no longer hold anything living. When he does not return, Aglaia follows. What she finds beneath the stone corridors is not the mindless beast of legend, but a creature bound by laws older than memory - a guardian of a prison he did not choose, and a name no one remembers. Offered her father's freedom in exchange for her own life, Aglaia steps willingly into a palace built above the maze and into a slow, unsettling closeness with the monster the world insists is dead. But love cannot be demanded. It cannot be traded. And it cannot be born from fear. As pride from the mortal world trespasses once more into sacred ground, the labyrinth itself begins to change. Myths unravel. Magic falters. And Aglaia must decide whether the story she was taught is truth - or whether the real monster was never the one hidden in the dark. Aglaia & The Minotaur is a slow-burn retelling of Beauty and the Beast set against the brutal elegance of Ancient Greece - where gods punish pride, legends lie, and sometimes the only way to escape a labyrinth is to walk into it by choice.

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.