Chapter One: The Bard Chapter Two: The Mountain Chapter Three: The Cave Chapter Four: The Prophesy Chapter Five: The Nymph Chapter Six: The Quest Homer found himself drawn to the mountainside he had walked once with the son of Troy and his flock. His guide brought him to a grassy outcrop, and Homer sent him away …
Chapter One: The Bard Chapter Two: The Mountain Chapter Three: The Cave Chapter Four: The Prophesy Chapter Five: The Nymph When Homer woke the next morning, he went in search of the young boy who lived nearby and who would often be his eyes and run his errands. “Tell me, lad, have you heard of a …
Chapter One: The Bard Chapter Two: The Mountain Chapter Three: The Cave Chapter Four: The Prophesy Homer found himself under a tree, at the mouth of a different cave and understood his prayer had been granted. He rose to his feet stiffly and called out into the cave, “Oenone, nymph of this mountain, I have a …
Chapter One: The Bard Chapter Two: The Mountain Chapter Three: The Cave “When I began, I led you to believe that this was a mere story or a fragment of truth from the mists of the past that had never reached the ears of this land. Heed me closely now, though, for I tell you earnestly …
Chapter One: The Bard Chapter Two: The Mountain The firelight flickered to life under Paris’ skilled hands. As it grew in strength, it danced shadows upon Paris’ noble features and cast a mountain of crags upon Homer’s own wrinkled face—a pair of contrasts, young past and ancient future, untested youth and wizened age. “There are …
“Rage—Muses, recount the rage of Achilles, Thetis’ son—deadly, ill-fated, that cost countless lives, casting to Hades’ house so many stalwart souls, great fighters’ souls, that made their bodies carrion for the circling birds.” An aged man sat, blind eyes on the bloody flames of a fire, as his audience watched his story come to life …
