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The Queen Below

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Reads 494,203
Votes 16,481
Parts 32
Time 12h 55m

A retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth, a story of fate, the struggle for power, and love found in the most unexpected places.
 
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Persephone has been raised in Olympus all her life - her mother absent, her father a cruel king, with her siblings teaching her all they know. She has seen all of what the gods and goddesses do and she is sick of it. When she learns her safety is threatened by staying in Olympus, she flees to the Underworld. There she stays until she learns that her leaving has caused the world to wilt. But leaving behind her newfound friends and Lady of the Underworld is something she will not do willingly, no matter the consequences.

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