themoonflower
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Sisyphus has broken free from the Underworld.
Zagreus is tasked with apprehending him, but the stakes may end up higher than anyone realized.
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- Part 7 of War and the Underworld
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Ares At Troy by themoonflower
Fandoms: Hades (Video Game 2018), Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Iliad - Homer
01 May 2022
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It is a time of great myth-makers.
The Argo sails. Heracles performs his labours. Helen’s beauty draws suitors from all over. An oversight with the guest list at an important wedding causes a quarrel among the gods.
Meanwhile, in a small farming village, a young woman prays to Ares with a dream of leading an army of women to found their own kingdom.
A prequel set in my continuity of Hades-inspired Ares-centric fics (now heavily riffing on the Iliad and other mythology), this explores Ares’ relationship with Otrera, founder of the Amazons, as well as the Trojan War and its aftermath.
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If you haven’t read any of the other entries in this series, note the relationship tags: I place Ares in a long-established romantic relationship with Thanatos, as well as with (of course) Aphrodite.
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Now finally complete, with additional bonus deleted scenes at the end!
Please enjoy this wonderful portrait of Otrera by @miraculan_draws!Series
- Part 6 of War and the Underworld
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Papa Ares by themoonflower
Fandoms: Hades (Video Game 2018), Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
20 Jun 2021
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This happened because I was working out the chronology for my personal continuity and what was happening around the time each of Ares' kids were born, and then I started writing some little scenes and vignettes to flesh them out, and then it kind of got away from me, and then I realized I could probably finish it in time for (North American) Father's Day and that would be a fun thematic thing.
Don't expect too much of an overarching story here--as mentioned it's mostly a collection of shorts loosely (or less loosely, depending on the chapter) centered on each of Ares' kids with Aphrodite, plus a bonus chapter in the middle covering the Sisyphus incident from Ares' perspective (overlapping with my other fic Marked By Death).
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A note about ChronologyIf you want to read the series in chronological order, it goes like this:
Papa Ares chapters 1-3
Marked By Death (overlaps with Papa Ares chapter 3)
Ares At Troy
Papa Ares chapter 4
A Fellow Student of Death
Death and Rebirth
Papa Ares chapter 5
War in PiecesSeries
- Part 5 of War and the Underworld
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A city gets sacked, and Ares gets affected.
*Graphic violence warning for Chapter 2
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A note about ChronologyYou can read these stories in publication order, but several of them are prequels and a number of them overlap each other. If you want to read in chronological order, it goes like this:
Papa Ares chapters 1-3
Marked By Death (overlaps with Papa Ares chapter 3)
Ares At Troy
Papa Ares chapter 4
A Fellow Student of Death
Death and Rebirth
Papa Ares chapter 5
War in PiecesSeries
- Part 4 of War and the Underworld
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Ares meets Zagreus at the gates of Styx and they make the most of his remaining time on the surface.
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A note about ChronologyYou can read these stories in publication order, but several of them are prequels and a number of them overlap each other. If you want to read in chronological order, it goes like this:
Papa Ares chapters 1-3
Marked By Death (overlaps with Papa Ares chapter 3)
Ares At Troy
Papa Ares chapter 4
A Fellow Student of Death
Death and Rebirth
Papa Ares chapter 5
War in PiecesSeries
- Part 3 of War and the Underworld
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War and the Underworld by themoonflower
Fandom Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Hades (Video Game 2018), The Iliad - Homer
19 Sep 2022
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A Letter from “Crawly” to Azirapil by mostlydeadlanguages
Fandoms: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV), Mesopotamian RPF
08 Jul 2019
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This remarkable letter of unknown provenance surfaced recently in the cuneiform collection of the University of West Wessex. Addressed to Azirapil from a Mr. “Crawly,” it appears to be begging for the other’s return to Ur from a western journey with another individual, Abiraham. The relationship between the two (brothers? business partners? friends?) is unknown.
Bookmarked by themoonflower
13 Jan 2024
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This is a thing that exists and it is amazing
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themoonflower's summary:
"Thanatos wakes up in the House of War after the Sisyphus incident. Ares has a favour or two to ask him."
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20 Feb 2022
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Hypnos wanders dreams when he goes to sleep at the house of Hades and it’s not limited to mortals. Liking Ares' dreamscape he gives Ares his boon letting him have good dreams as long as Ares thinks of him as he goes to sleep holding a red poppy. Overtime Ares falls for Hypnos in the dreamscape and starts hunting for him in the waking world, the only problem is that he doesn't know Hypnos' name or what he looks like when awake.
Bookmarked by themoonflower
29 Sep 2021
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Patroclus' small flower shop is a space away from the wounds of his old life. Unfortunately, for better or worse, his old life isn't quite done with him yet.
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- Part 1 of Flower Shop AU
Bookmarked by themoonflower
29 Sep 2021
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An Anthology of Stories. by arnope
Fandoms: Hades (Video Game 2018), Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
12 Mar 2021
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Multiple vignettes, short stories, and character studies set within the Hades (game) universe with additional Greek mythology elements. No set story, not chronological, all freeform.
[edit: added a table of contents with information to make it easier to pick and choose which story you'd like to read.]
Bookmarked by themoonflower
05 Sep 2021