Greek mythology simplified
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Last published Mon, Nov 7, 2022
Greek myths told and simplified by a tired geek
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Disclaimer: There are a lot of sexual references and in my version there will be obvious cursing, also rape. Rape is bad children. and also all the other dumb stuff they do. There are a ton of other versions of these myths, I'm just telling what I know and researched, so please don't lecture me on the "right" version of the myth. Myths will not be in a specific order.
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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝑺𝒏𝒂𝒑 They say the nicest people are the scariest when they're angry. But Hellenics? They put that saying to shame. Forged by Maelstrom, the 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐠𝐚, Hellenics were shaped as near-perfections of the Primordial Deities-beings of unparalleled might. Over the centuries, their reputation became legend. The men? Killing machines. The women? Torture artists. Some dismiss these claims as myths, arguing that divine lineage alone doesn't create monsters. Time passed. People forgot. The world moved on. Until today. What happens when someone so kind, so easygoing-someone who never lets his anger show-𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐬? Even if it doesn't last long... who knows what damage will be done? Was it trauma? A trigger? Pure, unchecked rage? 𝘖𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦? Because there's a truth people often forget: 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇. And that's exactly what happened to 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐢. But unlike most, Demi isn't just anyone-he's a 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜. A descendant of the 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐫. So tell me... What do you expect from the bloodline of a war god? Surprise, surprise. Even a bird has claws. And a bird, once upon a time, 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳.Complete
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