From the Sea
Cygnus, the swan constellation, has no particular identity for the Greeks… Some believe the swan in the summer night sky is Cycnus, son of Poseidon. At birth Cycnus was lain out on the sea shore to die, but a swan was sympathetic for the small child so it flew down from the sky and cared for the boy.
No longer did the sea hiss curses or the beach falsely lull––the boy had obtained sword and shield.
Audition piece for lost_in_my_mind’s Next Best Thing.
- Was selected for the audition round Story of the Week.
Written and entered into Taste the Sky’s Oh My Gods! Contest.
- Greek god: Poseidon god of the sea
- Connection: parallelism and symbolism
Entered into Painter's Dream Every Fairytale Has Its Own Story contest.
Notes:
- Dorian is a Greek, masculine name meaning “from the sea,” “of the sea;” “a gift.”
The Dorians where one of the four main tribes of ancient Greece.
- Swans, to the Greeks, where said to be the carriers of souls to the afterlife.
No longer did the sea hiss curses or the beach falsely lull––the boy had obtained sword and shield.
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Audition piece for lost_in_my_mind’s Next Best Thing.
- Was selected for the audition round Story of the Week.
Written and entered into Taste the Sky’s Oh My Gods! Contest.
- Greek god: Poseidon god of the sea
- Connection: parallelism and symbolism
Entered into Painter's Dream Every Fairytale Has Its Own Story contest.
Notes:
- Dorian is a Greek, masculine name meaning “from the sea,” “of the sea;” “a gift.”
The Dorians where one of the four main tribes of ancient Greece.
- Swans, to the Greeks, where said to be the carriers of souls to the afterlife.