Within the Viper's Coils
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Clytemnestra's Bargain by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Oresteia - Aeschylus, The Odyssey - Homer, The Iliad - Homer
19 Apr 2026
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While her sister is displayed, bartered, and claimed, Clytemnestra learns how power really moves: through bodies, in silence, under the careful illusion of choice.
By the time the suitors’ oath is sworn, she has already made her own bargain.Series
- Part 1 of Within the Viper's Coils
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Aerope by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Iliad - Homer, The Oresteia - Aeschylus
25 Feb 2026
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Upon her arrival at her husband's palace, newlywed Clytemnestra learns more about the House of Atreus and its horrific heritage.
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- Part 2 of Within the Viper's Coils
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The Stirring of the Oath by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Oresteia - Aeschylus
27 Feb 2026
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When Menelaus arrives with a child in tears and a kingdom in disgrace, an old oath stirs beneath the stones of Mycenae. Agamemnon sees glory. Clytemnestra sees a shadow lengthening across her daughters, her unborn son, and the fragile peace they have built. Before the ships gather at Aulis, before Troy burns, there is a warm morning, a whispered name, and the first tremor of war.
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- Part 3 of Within the Viper's Coils
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Aulis by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Oresteia - Aeschylus, Iphigenia in Aulis - Euripides
20 Apr 2026
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An account of Iphigenia’s sacrifice through the eyes of Clytemnestra.
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- Part 4 of Within the Viper's Coils
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An Explanation by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Oresteia - Aeschylus, The Iliad - Homer, Iphigenia in Aulis - Euripides
19 May 2021
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When her mother returns from Aulis, Electra has trouble coming to terms with the recent developments.
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- Part 5 of Within the Viper's Coils
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Alliances by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Iliad - Homer, The Oresteia - Aeschylus, Orestes - Euripides
24 Jul 2021
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King Tyndareus of Sparta visits his daughter, Clytemnestra, to comfort her after the events at Aulis.
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- Part 6 of Within the Viper's Coils
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A Good Diplomat by ElectraCute
Fandoms: The Oresteia - Aeschylus, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Iliad - Homer
17 May 2021
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When Aegisthus shows up in the palace of Argos with a sword and a plan, he encounters a skilled negotiator.
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- Part 7 of Within the Viper's Coils
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Baby Names by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Oresteia - Aeschylus, The Iliad - Homer
18 May 2021
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Clytemnestra shares some news and is faced with a question.
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- Part 8 of Within the Viper's Coils
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Anaxibia by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Oresteia - Aeschylus
24 Apr 2026
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When Clytemnestra sends young Orestes away to Phocis, Agamemnon’s sister agrees to keep him safe, while remembering all the reasons why she has never trusted the queen of Mycenae.
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- Part 9 of Within the Viper's Coils
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Threads by ElectraCute
Fandoms: The Oresteia - Aeschylus, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Iliad - Homer
05 May 2021
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Electra is trying to finish a tapestry when her mother interrupts her.
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- Part 10 of Within the Viper's Coils
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Man-hearted by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Iliad - Homer, The Oresteia - Aeschylus, Orestes - Euripides
24 Jul 2021
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Hermione was raised by her aunt Clytemnestra while her own parents were away at Troy. Now she’s all grown up, and it’s time for her to return the favour.
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- Part 11 of Within the Viper's Coils
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Queen of Kings by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Oresteia - Aeschylus, Electra - Sophocles
25 Feb 2026
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King Lycomedes of Scyros visits Mycenae for an audience with the queen regarding an arrangement between them.
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- Part 12 of Within the Viper's Coils
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The Strike of the Viper by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Oresteia - Aeschylus, The Iliad - Homer
03 May 2021
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Orestes: “O Zeus! (...) Look down at the fatherless chicks of a father-eagle, dead now, fallen in the deadly coils of a deadly viper.”
- Aeschylus, Choephori 246-248
“When vipers copulate, while the male is in the act of procreation and as soon as he has ejaculated his seed, the female seizes him by the neck, and does not let go until she has bitten through. The male dies in the way described, but the female suffers in return for the male the following punishment: avenging their father, the young while they are still within the womb gnaw at their mother and, eating through her bowels, thus make their way out.”
- Herodotus, Book III 3.109
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- Part 13 of Within the Viper's Coils
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Sickness by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Oresteia - Aeschylus, Electra - Euripides
25 Apr 2026
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Electra goes searching for a lost ring in the weaving chamber, and witnesses a scene that makes disgust and longing indistinguishable within her.
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- Part 14 of Within the Viper's Coils
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Hermione's Offering by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Oresteia - Aeschylus, The Iliad - Homer
13 Feb 2026
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After Clytemnestra’s death, Hermione goes alone to the queen’s neglected grave, bearing the only offering it will receive.
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- Part 15 of Within the Viper's Coils
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Daughter of Priam by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Iliad - Homer
13 Feb 2026
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Daughter of a fallen king, captive of a triumphant one, Cassandra carries a precious cargo across the sea.
(Teledamus & Pelops AU)
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- Part 16 of Within the Viper's Coils
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A Weak Old Man by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Oresteia - Aeschylus, The Iliad - Homer
17 Jul 2021
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CLYTEMNESTRA: “You’ve married me by brutal force and by murder. You’ve murdered Tantalus, my first husband and with even more brutal violence, you’ve torn my baby from my breast and dashed it hard against the ground! So angry were my twin brothers, the Dioscuri, that they came charging down from Zeus’ side on their glistening horses to fight you but you went begging to my old father, Tyndareus and he, not only saved you but made me your wife!”
- Euripides, Iphigeneia at Aulis 1150-1151
(Tantalus of Pisa AU)
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- Part 17 of Within the Viper's Coils
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A Way Out by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Oresteia - Aeschylus, The Iliad - Homer
18 May 2021
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Cassandra has already seen her death. So how could she possibly escape it?
(Cassandra lives AU)
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- Part 18 of Within the Viper's Coils
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Complete by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Iliad - Homer, The Oresteia - Aeschylus, Electra - Sophocles
20 Aug 2022
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After her unlikely escape from death, Cassandra finds herself living in the palace of Mycenae as a guest and crosses paths with the disgraced princess.
(Cassandra lives AU)
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- Part 19 of Within the Viper's Coils
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A Sweet Relish by ElectraCute
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Oresteia - Aeschylus
04 Mar 2026
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"CLYTEMNESTRA: He brought her to me, a sweet relish to accompany the pleasures of my bed."
- Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1446-1447Clytemnestra has remained faithful to her husband for ten long years when he returns victorious from Troy, bringing along his new concubine - fallen princess Cassandra. The queen tries to swallow her grief and anger and return to the way life once was, but the Trojan seer speaks of a future where everything could change.
(Clytemnestra never meets Aegisthus AU)
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- Part 20 of Within the Viper's Coils