I’ll be just like water for him.
Chapter 6: Gamos|Gamos
Chapter 6 of Psychopompos - a new mythology brings Icarus and Ganymede to their wedding days. As Psyche helps Icarus get ready for his wedding to Hermes, he grapples with his dangerous position as he yearns for the sea. While Ganymede, still held tight by the spell of Eros’ golden arrow, is wed to Zeus before Hera arrives to confront her husband.
Content Warning: Dialogue about rape, Explicit Language, Violence
A Myth: The Aulos
In Psychopompos - a new mythology’s retelling of the fate of the satyr Marsyas, who discovered and played Athena’s cursed instrument, the Muses of Poetry and Music weave a tale of misplaced trust and defiance in the face of peril as the satyr is forced into a contest of music against the God of Music, Apollo.
Content Warning: Explicit Language, Intense Violence
A Myth - The Oread
Psychopompos - a new mythology continues in The Oread, Calliope’s retelling of the myth of Ekho. Ekho is an oread, a nymph of the mountain Cithaeron, and despite Pan’s warnings, she helps Zeus hide from Hera, who is trying to catch him in the act of cheating. Using her gifted voice to distract, she tests the limits of Hera’s patience, while desperately seeking the adoration of the King of Gods.
A Myth - The Weaving Contest
Psychopompos - a new mythology takes on a very famous myth, The Weaving Contest, which pits the famed and arrogant mortal weaver Arakhne against the Goddess of the Loom, Athena. Narrated by Calliope, the Muse of Epic Poetry and the Chief Muses, she paints the scene as Arakhne disparages Athena to Pan and his friend, the satyr Marsyas, until the great goddess arrives to put her in her place.