Entries tagged with fic: greek myth/lit

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"The Woman for Whom We All Kill" — Troy — gen, Helen-centric

fandom: Troy
rating: teen+ audiences
characters/pairings: Hector & Helen, basically gen with canonical pairings
length: ~1000 words
content notices: Canonical character death under non-canonical circumstances; war; reference to canonical domestic abuse; general sadness
tropes & things: alternate canon; character death fix; otherwise not a fix-it at all
summary: To Helen there is no honor worth death.
notes: If you care about Achilles and his narrative, this fic is probably even less something you want to read than everything else I have ever written about or referencing the Trojan War. If not, carry on. Title and cut-text from Suzanne Vega’s “The Queen and the Soldier”.
ao3 crosspost: here

( but the crown it had fallen and she thought she would break / and she stood there, ashamed of the way her heart ached )

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"Hear the Little Songs that Echoed Through My Soul" — Greek mythology — Cassandra/Helen of Troy

fandom: Greek mythology (literature?)
rating: teen+ audiences
characters/pairings: Cassandra/Helen of Troy; some canonical relationships mentioned
length: ~2000 words
content notices: referenced future canonical character deaths; discussion of Nice Guy™ism (Apollo, re: Cassandra, if that clarifies for you); war
summary: Two princesses of Troy, both used and discarded by the gods.
notes: Written for Femslash February, for

halfamoon, and for the square “friends to lovers” on my

trope_bingo card. Title from Sara Teasdale’s “Helen of Troy”.
ao3 crosspost: here

( The smile she tries to form is kind, the effort in it kinder still, and Helen values kindness so much more than beauty. )

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"A Revolutionary Act" — Greek mythology — Arachne, gen

fandom: Greek mythology
rating: general audiences
characters/pairings: Arachne, Athena
length: ~250 words
content notices: non-graphic discussion/mentions of canonical violence, death, cannibalism, and rape & victim-blaming.
summary: Arachne knows of the gods’ deeds, and doesn’t believe she owes them anything.
notes: Apologies for any potential anachronisms beyond the concept itself. Title is from the quote “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act,” which I believe is George Orwell? Written as a

rarewomen treat for

Gehayi.
ao3 crosspost: here

( The tapestry sings with fury. )

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"The Face That—" — Greek mythology — Helen of Sparta, gen-ish

fandom: Greek mythology/Homer's Iliad
rating: general audiences
characters/pairings: Helen of Sparta, character study. (canon pairings, unrequited Helen/Hector of Troy)
length: ~700 words
content notices: major character death; angst
summary: The only man to see Helen as a lover instead of a prize was Paris; the only man to see her as a woman instead of either was Hector.
notes: Originally written August 2009.
ao3 crosspost: here

( No man had ever spoken of passion to Helen, and all that she knew of such words she had overheard, or learned from songs; the glory of being called beautiful in tones not of cool reason but burning emotion overwhelmed her entirely. )