Title: The Slaying of the Children of Niobe
WC: 674
Characters: Artemis and Apollo; Niobe and her children
Rating: PG, for light violence.
Summary: well, the title pretty much says it all
Note 1: Hokay. Greek Gods are HARD. Some of the children of Zeus are named in the story, but really, I think he had like, 50. At least! So just the major ones, really. (And even then, there's discussion on whether they 'count' or not! Rhadamanthys doesn't even make the list, poor thing.) Further complicating matters, Tantalus is ALSO a child of Zeus. Like I said, Greek Gods are HARD. This doesn't even BEGIN to cover it, though I did reference it for the conversation Artemis and Apollo have.
Note2: I used some of the more uncommon myths surrounding the twins and the Niobids. There are twenty in this story, and while Chloris and Amyclas are mentioned, I may not have kept them alive. I might have though. Which is why you should finally read. :)
( The Slaying of the Children of Niobe )
WC: 674
Characters: Artemis and Apollo; Niobe and her children
Rating: PG, for light violence.
Summary: well, the title pretty much says it all
Note 1: Hokay. Greek Gods are HARD. Some of the children of Zeus are named in the story, but really, I think he had like, 50. At least! So just the major ones, really. (And even then, there's discussion on whether they 'count' or not! Rhadamanthys doesn't even make the list, poor thing.) Further complicating matters, Tantalus is ALSO a child of Zeus. Like I said, Greek Gods are HARD. This doesn't even BEGIN to cover it, though I did reference it for the conversation Artemis and Apollo have.
Note2: I used some of the more uncommon myths surrounding the twins and the Niobids. There are twenty in this story, and while Chloris and Amyclas are mentioned, I may not have kept them alive. I might have though. Which is why you should finally read. :)
( The Slaying of the Children of Niobe )
Title: Artemis the Hunter, Artemis the Hunted
WC: 1251
Characters: Artemis/Apollo, references to several other gods/characters
Rating: R (non-con)
Summary: They were born into it, the world of the gods, and this was the price they both paid for it.
Notes: Um … yeah. I don't know what to say about this, really. It fits the prompt, though not in a way I think the prompter might have suggested/wanted. I stayed with early mythology; Artemis is a hunter and not yet associated with the moon. Chione is regarded as an affair, thought I tweaked that a little bit. Several of the myths referenced have different outcomes/explanations attached to them; for those I went with the one that fit this particular story better.
( Artemis the Hunter, Artemis the Hunted )
WC: 1251
Characters: Artemis/Apollo, references to several other gods/characters
Rating: R (non-con)
Summary: They were born into it, the world of the gods, and this was the price they both paid for it.
Notes: Um … yeah. I don't know what to say about this, really. It fits the prompt, though not in a way I think the prompter might have suggested/wanted. I stayed with early mythology; Artemis is a hunter and not yet associated with the moon. Chione is regarded as an affair, thought I tweaked that a little bit. Several of the myths referenced have different outcomes/explanations attached to them; for those I went with the one that fit this particular story better.
( Artemis the Hunter, Artemis the Hunted )