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A Handful of Escaping Sweetness, A Jarful of Bitterness by sparklight
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Iliad - Homer
08 May 2021
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"[o]n the floor of Zeus' palace there stand two urns, the one filled with evil gifts, and the other with good ones. He for whom Zeus the lord of thunder mixes the gifts he sends, will meet now with good and now with evil fortune; but he to whom Zeus sends none but evil gifts will be pointed at by the finger of scorn, the hand of famine will pursue him to the ends of the world, and he will go up and down the face of the earth, respected neither by gods nor men." The Iliad, Book 24
Paris, faced with the goddesses and the apple that has fallen between them, follows his heart. What else is there to do, knowing nothing good can ultimately come of this, and he has little choice?
Helen, faced with her life, has desires of her own. Desires she does not attempt to fulfil, until there is Paris, in Sparta because of Aphrodite.
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Menelaos and the Trojan by sparklight
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Iliad - Homer
25 Apr 2021
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If you have everything you might want, should you want for more? Menelaos grapples both with himself and a young man all too eager to offer him what they both want.
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Paris and the Spartan by sparklight
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Iliad - Homer
24 Apr 2021
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The Judgement of Paris ends with a slightly different gift given, but with the history between young prince Alexander of Troy and the newly ascended king of Sparta, perhaps that shouldn't have been so very surprising.
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Ganymede is home for the first time in a year, and, having learned a thing or two since staying with his great-uncle, wants to show said new knowledge off. His brothers are dubious, at first, but few can stand in the way of Ganymede's determination.
And giant puppy-dog eyes.Series
- Part 2 of Children of the Rivers
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Kallisto only wants Artemis' love, and nothing more.
That is what she tells herself, anyway.
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Three short conversations between Zeus and Poseidon about some of the latter's children and the problems they cause.
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It's been decades since Persephone's abduction and subsequent marriage to Hades, and none of the people involved (save the couple themselves, by necessity) have really talked about any of this. Zeus attempting to talk with Demeter about another topic entirely brings it all to a head, however, and what follows is a couple conversations over several years between various iterations of the people involved in this family drama.
Not everyone will see eye to eye on this matter, but that doesn't mean things can't change, and perhaps even for the better.
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- Part 3 of Coming Home
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Hoping For Another Fate, With Sunlight on Your Face by sparklight
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
07 Mar 2021
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Princess Ganymede of Troy might end up with half the known world vying for her hand before Tros has a chance to give her away. Princess Ganymede of Troy would really rather not marry at all.
Perhaps a day out in a meadow and an unexpected, giant eagle can offer a solution?
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Ganymede wants to do something fun and put some effort into seducing Zeus for the eventual pleasing results, but coming up with how that should be done, and then going through with it, is more difficult than he might have expected.
The effort and uncertainties pay off, in the end.
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Artemis and Iphigenia at Aulis by sparklight
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Iliad - Homer
24 Feb 2021
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Winds rise at Aulis in response to Agamemnon's hubris.
It's a mistake that has to be paid for, in blood, trust, and lives, but there is still a choice involved. For the war to happen, for Helen to return to Sparta and Menelaos, for glory and wealth to be won, there's only one answer to that choice, and Agamemnon sacrifices both his parental love and his daughter at the same time.
Girls' lives are cheap, but for once Artemis doesn't drive the arrow home.
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- Part 3 of Iliou Persis
- Part 3 of Sketches of the Trojan War
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Narcissus doesn't understand romantic love or attraction and doesn't feel it, either. His sister seems happy to be the center of attention, but Narcissus would rather be left alone by all those who turn their eyes on him.
Tragedy follows.
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Gaia has been quiet since she assisted Rhea in hiding Zeus, but as the ground rumbles under the Olympians and the Thracians have been fighting a losing battle to the north-east, perhaps she isn't as content as might seem. Hera is the first to feel the discontent, taking shape in a far too personal manner, but she isn't the only one.
And while Olympos arms itself for war, Apollo and Hyacinthus attempt to deal with the marks Hyacinthus' death and resurrection have left on both of them, Ganymede tries to take what he can get while Zeus is understandably focused both on his wife and the situation, and Eros... well, he just wants to actually take part in the fighting for once.
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- Part 1 of Gaia's Wrath
- Part 3 of A Flower and the Sun
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Medea is still waiting for her reward for killing Pelias at Hera's behest, but she is still certain it will come for all that many years have passed. She left her children in Hera's sanctuary last night, and she and Jason will go fetch them later that day.
Except, that is not at all what happens, and years of happiness are shattered to pieces.
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Zeus might have noticed very quickly Ganymede might share some of his proclivities, but it takes a while before they get there. In the end it's well worth it. The only question is if Ganymede will admit to it, and what Zeus might choose to do if the answer isn't to his liking.
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- Part 6 of Courting Ganymede
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Ganymede and Zeus accidentally end up in Athens during the Kronia festival, summer counterpart to the Roman Saturnalia. Ganymede, unfamiliar with the celebration as he is, as well as the background for it, doesn't expect Zeus' displeasure. Or the little bit of him playing along with it, after their outing.
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- Part 9 of Adventures in Antiquity
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The first couple days of a new relationship are always the most rose-shimmering and precious, but Ganymede and Zeus' relationship isn't - can't - be that simple, even in the beginning. That doesn't mean there aren't many things to begin to explore and delight in.
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- Part 3 of Courting Ganymede
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Hera has done many things to Alcides over the years. Ever since his labours in penance for the murders he committed during the madness she afflicted him with has she sent troubles, but she has never managed to kill him.
This time, she might.
But if she's to have the chance to do that, Alcides' father will need to be out of the way. How do you contain a god like Zeus, when you've already used your trump card years ago, during a plot that ultimately didn't work out?
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Zeus really should explain these things beforehand, but the results are always stellar.
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It's been a full nine years since Ganymede's first celebration of the Titans' defeat, which means there's another one coming. This also means he's been on Olympos for over ten years; ten years still involved with Zeus, who is not known for keeping his extra-marital lovers for very long at all. If Ganymede has some concerns about how long things might last when he has already outlasted everyone else, what are other people likely to think about it, and willing to do?
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- Part 7 of Courting Ganymede
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The children of Kronos and Rhea, in the beginning, and after they are disgorged.
How they are with each other, and dealing with the new vector that is Zeus, their youngest and oldest brother. Each of the five Kronides have their own trauma from having been swallowed by their father, and each of them deal with it differently, as well as with Zeus. Zeus and Rhea, in turn, have other traumas from this same span of time.
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- Part 1 of Beginnings