The Forgotten God

What if Demeter had another child-one the gods labeled a curse?

Born to Zeus and Demeter, the boy should have inherited the gift of life and harvest. Instead, his touch awakens only what is forgotten: dead plants, withered roots, and herbs meant not for feasts, but for healing, poison, and survival. To Olympus, a god who cannot grow "real" plants is worse than powerless-he is useless.

Zeus calls him a mistake. Demeter, goddess of abundance, cannot bear a son whose gifts bloom only in decay. Ignored by the other gods and hidden from worship, the boy grows up unwanted, living in the shadow of his radiant older sister, Persephone.

Only two gods ever choose to see him. Hades, Persephone's husband, understands that life and death are never truly separate. And Hermes, the god of travelers and lost souls, walks beside the boy when no one else will, guiding him across realms that do not want him.

As famine, war, and sickness creep through the mortal world, the boy's "useless" power may be the only thing that can save it. In a universe obsessed with growth and beauty, he must learn that medicine is born from death, and that even the discarded have purpose.

This is a mythic tale of rejection, quiet power, and the beauty that grows where no one thinks to look.