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These Wretched Storms Overhead by Aerkan
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums), The Odyssey - Homer, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
02 Jan 2025
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Odysseus of Ithaca, the sacker of Troy, had angered the gods during his travels many times. But what if, through his wit, sheer stubbornness and love for his family, he had managed to convince the gods to care for him as their own?
The Olympians are equal parts baffled and intrigued by this man, who is not nearly as fearful as he ought to be when in their presence. Their eyes, unavoidably, turn to Ithaca.Or Odysseus decides he can’t lose Athena right after being robbed of Polites and refuses to let her go. Somehow it makes his life so much better and at the same time also so much worse.
Or or Odysseus gets home earlier than in the original myth but now Ithaca is somehow starting to look like second Olympus and he has a few ideas what to do about it (they all go horribly)
Penelope is not impressed. Neither is Eurylochus.
Telemachus is just happy to have his dad home.Series
- Part 1 of Odysseus & his in(god)festation problem
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15 May 2025
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'What If' scenarios for the Frayed Feathers AU. I would highly recommend reading "I'll Be Home With Frayed Feathers" first if you haven't already, otherwise you may be a bit confused. Other than that I hope you are willing to give these silly little scenarios a chance!
Now Including:
1. Poseidon discovering Odysseus's wings early and making the wrong conclusions
2. Zeus giving the choice to somebody else and the aftermath of said choice
3. A look at how poorly things could have gone for Odysseus as a child when his wings first grew
4. A very long, dramatic and fluffy alternate version of how Odysseus and Penelope met and fell in love
5. A less than ideal reunion between Odysseus and Hermes on Calypso's island
6. Hermes trying, and failing, to keep Odysseus a secret from the other godsSeries
- Part 2 of Frayed Feathers - A Winged Odysseus AU
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15 May 2025
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I'll Be Home With Frayed Feathers by FictionForLife_NZ
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums)
21 Feb 2025
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There were rumors, quickly squashed by the island kingdom, that the Prince of Ithaca had grown wings on his feet when he was a boy. There were rumors that he had wings elsewhere too; on his back and behind his ears. They were squashed even quicker. Anyone who could get a look at the prince could see that his body was not adorned in feathers of any kind.
None of them knew, and Ithaca’s royal family planned to keep it that way. Fearing that this problem of unknown origin (curse or yet another divine being’s fling with a mortal) would be seen as an insult to the gods and bring down their wrath. Odysseus has grown used to having to cut down or hide the extra appendages, but the struggle only grew when he was forced into the Trojan War.
Now, with the war at its end and his fleet ready to return home, he only has one thing on his mind; getting home to his wife and son.
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An alternate universe where Hermes's relation to one particular Greek hero becomes a bit more prominent, and he suddenly has a much better reason to help Odysseus on his journey home.
Art available on tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/fictionforlifenz
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- Part 1 of Frayed Feathers - A Winged Odysseus AU
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15 May 2025
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What do you mean by a musical? And what in Hades is a musical by XgazuX
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums), Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
24 Mar 2025
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Odysseus had just gotten past that monster, and finally, his homeland was in sight. Soon, he would be able to see his Penelope and his son, Telemachus. How would they react? He hoped they would forgive him for the delay. After 20 long years of trials, he was finally about to return home.
As he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, he didn’t notice a light engulfing him.
He opened his eyes to find himself in a strange room with some kind of giant whiteboard. Looking around, his heart nearly stopped: those... were his men? Polites, Eurylochus... but how were they alive? Was this a divine illusion to bring him more suffering?
Athena and Hermes were there too, as well as Circe and... Calypso.
What was happening in this place?
Meanwhile, in the waters near Ithaca, Poseidon was wondering why there was an empty raft floating in these waters.
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- Part 1 of Chaos Theater
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15 May 2025
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Happier Ithaca AU Reacts to EPIC: The Musical by ie_nnie
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums), The Odyssey - Homer
19 Oct 2025
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In a different universe, the suitors were kinder to Penelope. In a different universe, Telemachus grew into his adulthood surrounded by good men, without the threat of his father’s throne being seized by usurpers. And in a different universe, Odysseus would return home to his wife and son without needing to shed the blood of the suitors.
What happens when that universe reacts to EPIC: The Musical, a world in which their reality took a few steps to the left?
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15 May 2025