September 21, 2020

2020 Summer Transition

"Through retold myths, informational articles, and educational resources, Mythoversal seeks to foster a deeper understanding of traditional cultures, their impact on each other, and on the modern world."

— MiV Mission Statement

Although still operating on the World Anvil platform, we now have an address of our own. Mythoversal Tales is now live at Mythoversal.com! Your World Anvil login will still work, and will be required to see any content exclusive to a group you belong to.
The grand reopening is on track for October.

New Maps:

We've started mapping out the Mythoversal Realms, based on geography, history, and myth, starting with Mythoversal Hellas.

Tales from Mythoversal Hellas

Directly following the Iliad, a tragically misthrown javelin brings Queen Penthesileia and her crew of Amazon warriors to the besieged city of Ilion and into the next stage of the Trojan War. The Penthesileiad is a free-verse adaptation of this ancient tale of love and war, building on three thousand years of Epic tradition.

New Working Title

And Then, An Amazon is now the Penthesileiad, a word meaning "story about Penthesileia" in the same way that "Iliad" is a word meaning "story about the City of Ilion."

This Week's Verse-Chapter:

Verse-Chapter 15: 21. "Who?" in Amazons! features a confrontation between Hector's widow, Andromache, and Penthesileia, Queen of the Amazons. Secrets will be revealed, oaths will be taken, and sparks will fly!
Previous verse-chapters are also still available.
Next Sunday, the War God enters!

Manuscript in Progress:

Amazons!

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A major milestone this week in the manuscript behind And Then, An Amazon the Penthesileiad, 20,000 words in the current draft across 41 Verse-Chapters. The story is based on Book I of the Posthomerica, which is comprised of 837 poetic lines. One challenge I've faced is that the version from antiquity is a very linear story: something happens, then something else happens, then something else happens, the end. But why? And how? And who are these characters? It's a skeleton that provides a solid framework for fleshing out.

Looking Forward

Each week, the website and story get a little bit closer to what they will eventually become. Now, for the first time ever, you can read a work called the Penthesileia at a place called Mythoversal Tales. It's an exciting time. Thanks for being here for it.

--Greg R. Fishbone,
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