Hey everybody! I’m Ashley, from The Bookish Brunette… I’m wicked excited that Rie asked me to be a part of this awesome mythological festival! I have LOVED Greek mythology since I was like 10 and we had to do some project in school about Ancient Greece!
Alright, so MY favorite Greek myth is of how Athena gave Medusa snakes for hair… (What? I’m kind of vicious like that) See the story goes that Medusa was very very beautiful, but extremely arrogant about it.
One day while in Athena’s temple she said that she was more beautiful than Athena herself and that someone should build a temple bigger and better than Athena’s in honor of her own beauty. Well you can imagine how well that went over with Athena…
After everyone had gone from the temple Athena appeared to Medusa, told her she was very foolish and even then Medusa tried to argue her great beauty with Athena! Finally tired of Medusa’s rambling, Athena transformed Medusa into a hideous monster… Her once beautiful face- now horrendously ugly and where her hair once was- disgusting snakes took its place.
Then Athena told her anyone who dared look at her, including Medusa herself, at her reflection would then be turned to stone.
Dude- I know right? (So I know the pic isn’t exactly perfect… but um… I freaking want Athena and Medusa Barbies!!)
Now, to say I have ONE favorite book with mythological characters would be a lie… but I do have a favorite series! The Dark Hunter’s series by Sherrilyn Kenyon is AMAZING. It has every Greek god/goddess and myth you can think of. My FAVORITE book from this series is the FIFTEENTH one (yeah… there are like 20 to date) Archeron who personally deals with the goddess Artemis constantly!
This book is heartbreaking… and by the 15th book in a series you grow fairly attached to the characters. Ash is one of my all-time favorite fictional men, I love him. Oh and he is ooooooh so yummy.
See what I mean? If you haven’t read this series you are totally missing out!
Thanks for having me chick!!!
Categories: Guest Post, Midnight Summer Festival
I like the story of Medusa and Athena too...I like the story of Actaeon and his hounds better though...And I love the Dark Hunter series too! Acheron and Artemis fighting constantly is one of my favourite things in the series.
ReplyDeleteYOU CAN'T HAVE ASH! Nope. Not gonna happen. ;)
ReplyDeleteYAY FOR GREEK MYTHS!
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ReplyDeleteI love the barbies! That would be awesome having a Athena barbie! I am so excited to hear about this series! It is now on my MUST reads! Great guest post. Loving the theme!
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ReplyDeleteLove, love, love the Barbies! How brillaint would it be is they did make barbies like that? A Hades Ken lol.
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