“I thought once that gods are the opposite of death, but I see now they are more dead than anything, for they are unchanging, and can hold nothing in their hands.” ― Madeline Miller, Circe Writing Prompt: He was born a god, but after centuries of parties, of changing the fate of humanity, and of never aging …
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The Twins
“What about human beings? said the animals. Do youthink we need human beings?Why not? said the Twins. And as quick as they could theright-handed Twin created women, and the left-handedTwin created men.They don't look too bright, said the animals. We hopethey won't be a problem.Don't worry, said the Twins, you guys are going to getalong …
God of the Party
“He is life's liberating force.He is release of limbs and communion through dance.He is laughter, and music in flutes.He is repose from all cares -- he is sleep!When his blood bursts from the grapeand flows across tables laid in his honorto fuse with our blood,he gently, gradually, wraps us in shadowsof ivy-cool sleep.”― Euripides, The Bacchae Allen …
Prompt: God’s Bane
"A tenth part is her share: nine parts Oceanus winds round the earth and the broad back of the sea with his silver eddies, and falls into the brine, while that one part issues forth from the cliff, a great bane to the gods.”― Hesiod, Theogony It wasn't that he was all that powerful, really. He wasn't …
Personal Gods
Everyone has their own god, but Ellie's has been banished to the physical world.
The Fate of the Gods
The two gods were bound together at birth but no one would tell them about their prophecy...
The Servant God
She is a servant to the gods but is ready to die...
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