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Of Lion and Larkspur by HyacinthMemorial
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Trials of Apollo - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
03 Sep 2024
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Summary
Greek Myths tell you about the boy that the god Phoebus Apollo fell in love with. They tell you that they played discus, and Hyacinthus got hit in the head because the wind god was jealous. They tell you about the flowers that grew from his blood.
They don't tell you about the rest of it.
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“Nay,” Apollo said conversationally and walked away. “I am merely a realist. Love seems silly to me. People throw their whole lives away for another person, and then, they get disappointed because their vision of that person is just a vision. That is all it will ever be. They have made someone up in their mind, and then, they have cast away a marriage, their position, their virtue and for what? A lie they told themselves.”
Apollo realized his mistake the moment he finished his little rant. Ares had done just that for his love of Aphrodite. He had given up his position, lost his virtue in the eyes of Olympus, and Aphrodite had lost her marriage to Hephaestus. He was not mocking Ares, he was not mocking his brother, he was just stating how he felt about love. But Ares was not angry, instead, his expression was filled with pity.
“I think love will take you by surprise,” Ares said simply. “She often does that.”
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- Part 6 of A Forgotten Age
Bookmarked by ChancesCoin
05 Sep 2024
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SOBJINF WAILING IM CRYING SO BAD OH MY GODS THIS WA SAI SAD THIS IS THE e BEST FIC IVE EVER READ ON BERE GENUEKNKY CRUJNG THSI IS GOING IN MY FIRST REF OH MY FODS