I kind of hate calypso
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Just A Man by Novicewriter552
Fandoms: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Odyssey - Homer, The Iliad - Homer, Circe - Madeline Miller, EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums)
11 Oct 2024
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The walls. They are so tall, with mist shrouding the bottoms, and the night is so deep. The clamour rising out of the city behind him would cover any noise - all he has to do is relax his grip, and he avoids offending the gods and cuts off a threat to his family before it can grow. He wouldn’t even hear a cry or the sound of it hitting the rocks below.
His stomach twists, and he blinks liquid that isn’t rain from his eyes.
“Forgive me, O Chronodes,” he says, bowing, mind racing, “but if neither myself nor my good son can defend our home adequately by the time this boy is old enough to challenge us, then may Ithaca burn, and us with it.”
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Odysseus can't bring himself to kill Hector's son.