Artemisa was came to a place where it sharply fell into a cliff side. Here she sat and thought. She burned some cedar and asked Athena for wisdom and guidance. She kept the flame alive and waited for an answer. The day grew dim, and she gazed into the flame. Without warning, she saw Zeus and Hades at the bottom of a sea, drinking fine golden drinks, and debating something. Giant fish with bronze scales swam by. The water was dark and thick. Zeus then turned his head, and his eyes grew wide. When the vision ended, so did Artemisa's vision, and in a panic she felt around with her hands. Both her hands fell on the fire, putting out the flame, and burning her skin. She sat, fearful to move for falling off the cliff. Athena flew down the mighty mountain and found Artemisa.
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The Epic of the Artemisian Mountain
PoetryThis is the epic tale of Artemisa's journey to the top of the mighty mountain of the gods to save all heroes to come. It is written as an epic poem, modeled after the Odyssey by Homer, except my poem is very short, one stanza per book or chapter. En...
