Recently in my English class we have been reading the book Mythology by Edith Hamilton. I have always loved Greek mythology; I have read the Percy Jackson books, and many mythological books because it interests me. 

This year, my teacher gave me a new perspective on things. We had just read about the story of Persephone, a story I have known well. Then we watched a video about where Persephone longed for love and she fell in love with Hades. This was a new, and amazing concept for me. Then, my teacher gave me an assignment to write the story from the perspective of someone in the story (Demeter, Persephone, Hades, Zeus, etc.). All the other stories written are in 3rd person. 

The story was to be at least 150 words long. When I started writing, though, it hit me in the heart. Before long, I had reached 400 words, and Hades hadn't even kidnapped her yet. I knew this was turning out to be a lot longer than my teacher could've anticipated. When I ended, my story was 2,500 some words and 4 pages long. But it is my pride and joy. 

I believe that you can't write a story without integrating something of yourself into your stories. This story was written from the heart. I added anguish, excitement, longing - stuff you will never find in a 3rd-person version of this story. 

This made me think of what I could do. What if I wrote all sorts of other Greek myths out, just like it. First person point of view. So that's what I plan to do. It may take me a while to finish each one, but I hope that they turn out as good as my first one.

Thanks for Reading!

~LegendsRider6

P.S. The first story of this work is Persephone's story. This is also a separate, complete story that I have. Just a warning. I don't have two stories of Persephone. They are one and the same.