I’m just trying to make sense of it all…

…through the lens of mythology. You’ll find retellings here, sure. But also continuations: where I drag these mythic characters forward and drop them into the modern world to see what survives. Same soul. New arena.

I mean why let the divine drama end when we can just move it downtown?

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1. Keep me from dining with Hades (read: helps me not starve)

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5. Propel me towards Olympus-worthy fame or, at the very least, get me a minor constellation named in my honor (I'll even take a dim star, tbh)

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Disclaimer

Mythology is malleable. For every story, there are alternate versions and endings, as each storyteller has a different intention: to reflect cultural moments, to entertain, or to simply provoke a strong emotion. I pick the version(s) that I find most interesting for each post, but there are usually myriad other ways each story plays out.