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Sparrow by PersimmonInk
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums), The Odyssey - Homer, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Iliad - Homer
18 Jul 2025
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Penelope has always been labeled as the "good wife", and her marriage as an ideal marriage with a "like-minded" husband.
But she was also a daughter in Sparta, where women were trained physically just like the men. She was a daughter of a Naiad, and so was half-divine. She ruled Ithaca without male help for 20 years - an island in an area known for its piracy. She had mean skills and the backing of the divine. She was every bit the hero that her husband was...and her story began before she even met him.
WARNING: The character of Odysseus is morally gray. As Homer says, he was "complicated." Kings of the time murdered, raped, pillaged (Need more livestock? Go steal some!), and were a law unto themselves. I am trying to walk a thin line between not rewriting history and also writing for a contemporary audience. There is reference to rape in Chapter 15. It is not explicit. Violence is not graphic, but is part of this story.
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- Part 1 of The Edge of the World
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15 Apr 2025
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My Love I Kept You Well by thehouseofblack
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums), The Iliad - Homer, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
20 Apr 2025
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Aphrodite had foreseen Paris' triumph – her triumph, in truth. The moment his eyes would fall upon Helen of Sparta, he would understand: this was the reward for his devotion, this was the woman the gods themselves had deemed worthy of a prince so favoured.
She had not foreseen his rejection.
Had not expected him to turn away from the prize she had laid before him, to spurn the very woman he had once coveted with all his heart.
Nor had she anticipated that his desire would stray – not to another queen, most certainly not to Helen’s own cousin.
Penelope of Sparta.
(Or, after coming across a portrait of Penelope during his time in Sparta, Paris of Troy switches his kidnapping victim from Helen to Penelope. This proves far more detrimental than anyone could have imagined - a spark burning so bright that even the Gods on Olympus are caught in its flames.)
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- Part 1 of A Shifted Song of Troy
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12 Apr 2025
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hands over their hearts by sillykeychains
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums), Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Odyssey - Homer
19 Apr 2025
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So when he hears the news, he's ecstatic.
Mother tells him the news over breakfast. She goes to him and grips his hands and lets the news spill from her lips. Her eyes fill with tears.
Telemachus cannot believe it.
Father is coming home.
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or, the odyssey doesnt happen and ten year old telemachus learns what it means to have a father.
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07 Apr 2025
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operation penelope by sillykeychains
Fandoms: The Odyssey - Homer, EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums), The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
17 Jul 2025
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[17:05] Helen: OH MY GODS
[17:05] Helen: ODYSSEUS
[17:05] Helen: OH MY GODS
[17:05] Helen: DO YOU LIKE PENELOPE???
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or, helen finds out about odysseus' little crush and decides to help him.
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24 Mar 2025
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Helenelope by katelyn_44
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums), The Iliad - Homer
30 Mar 2025
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This was what Penelope thought about, when she said her next words. This was what ran through Penelope’s mind, in the moment that she decided to stare a man in the eyes, open her mouth, and say:
“I’m Helen.”~~~
OR: Penelope take's Helen's place as the kidnapped woman in Troy, and singlehandedly changes the course of history.Series
- Part 1 of Helenelope Universe
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10 Mar 2025