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the-last-ballad-of-olympus · 4 days

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¤ 𝔅𝔬𝔱𝔥 𝔣𝔬𝔢𝔰 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔡𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔢𝔡 𝔩𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔰 ¤

A tale from eons ago,

When he was chaos,

She was order.

When home was the heaven

And down below where those

Who worshipped them.

Both foes and destined lovers,

Where the line is as faded

As the sight of an elderly man--

As mystical as the unseen--

And as real as the stars

Where hands could not reach

But was there,

Twinkling from the far distance.

When the scrolls noted

Of the fragmanted past,

There's were the sublime

That romance could only understand.

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the-last-ballad-of-olympus · 24 days

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War and Wisdom

An uncanny ship

Greek mythology has been a fascination to many. it is timeless that many great artists made it as the inspiration for their Magnum Opus. With its many tales involving gods, demi-gods, fantastical creatures, and even the blacks and whites of humanity--there is no question why many still regard Greek mythology as one of the best literary works to ever exist.

With that in mind, the gods and goddesses had been the aged-old subjects of every known art, whether in writing form, a play, or in paintings.

And mine is no different...

Writing the novel, The Last Ballad of Olympus, I was immediately drawn to the concept of "star-crossed lovers" and even "enemies-to-lovers", hence why I have Athena paired with Ares--her most hated foe.

The pairing of the Greek god of war and the Greek goddess of wisdom is indeed uncanny, even to some considering it forbidden. But to my colourful head, Athena and Ares made sense.

What is war that does not involve wisdom?

War is chaotic--disruptive in nature. Many would hypothesise that ending war should involve love. it is the reason why Aphrodite and Ares are a couple in the mythology. However, in reality, to end the war, it must involve a great understanding and use of wisdom.

I understand Athena and Ares as a couple in a "fanfiction" is still something odd to some, but I see it as going beyond the norm without compromising much of the known myths and legends.

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