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The dark wife by sarah diemer5/7/2023 ![]() ![]() As a retelling, there is a true art form in manipulating the story line to fit into your ideas, and to incorporate other elements and expectations. ![]() First of all, a lesbian Persephone and Hades relationship? That was already revolutionary enough, but Diemer integrates all of these other aspects of Greek mythology into the story: Charon, the origins of Zeus, and even the Elysian fields. ![]() As a way to escape her destiny on Mount Olympus, Hades offers Persephone a sanctuary in the Underworld and there she finds not only love, but also the strength within herself. One of these is calling Hades the ‘lord’ of the dead, except Hades is actually the goddess of the dead. But it’s everything but, as Persephone grows up to learn of Zeus’ cruelty and jokes. As the daughter of Zeus, you would think life would be easy. But what if the truth was different? From the first time Persephone met Hades, she was entranced. The story about Persephone’s kidnapping and descent into the Underworld is a tale about force and manipulation. What we think we know about the Greek gods and goddesses, have been full of partial lies – told by an ego obsessed god with a cruel sense of humor and vengeance. The Dark Wife is a phenomenal story that not only retells one of my favorite Greek myths, but also brings a new light and life to it – highlighting it as a clever and imaginative love story. ![]()
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