the characters
— the core of the stories

ABDUCTED BRIDE —

hades,
king of the underworld; the god of the dead, underworld, and riches. male.

persephone,
the goddess of springtime and vegetation. female.

demeter,
mother of persephone; goddess of agriculture, fertility, sacred law, and harvest. female.

zeus,
father of persephone; god of the sky, thunder, kingship, honor, and law; king of the gods. male.

hecate,
goddess of magic, mist, crossroads, and witches. female.

MAD WOMAN —

cassandra,
princess of troy; consider beautiful and the desirable wife. female.

apollo,
god of archery, art, music, poetry, prophecy, light, sun, healing, plagues, and truth. male.

HAND-IN-HAND —

orpheus,
son of apollo and the muse calliope; considered the best poet and musician; hopeless romantic. male.

eurydice,
a runaway (mortal or demigod); not to ready to jump into a relationship like orpheus. female.

hermes,
messenger of the gods; god of messengers, thieves, travelers, roads, merchants, trade, sports, loads. male.

hades,
husband of persephone; king of the underworld; the god of the dead, underworld, and riches. male.

persephone,
wife of hades; queen of the underworld; the goddess of springtime and vegetation. female.

FLORAL LOVE —

apollo,
god of archery, art, music, poetry, prophecy, light, sun, healing, plagues, and truth. male.

daphne,
a naiad; forever maiden; considered a lover of apollo. female.

eros,
son of aphrodite; god of erotic love, pleasure, and desire. male.

hyacinth,
(mortals or demigod); lover of apollo; admired by many men. male.

zephyrus,
west wing; in love with hyacinth; jealous.

TRUST & MARRIAGE —

psyche,
so beautiful she was worshiped as a beauty goddess; married to eros; curious. female

eros,
son of aphrodite; god of erotic love, pleasure, and desire; married to psych. male.

aphrodite,
mother of eros; goddess love, beauty, lust, sexuality, desire, or pleasure.

GOSSIP & VANITY —

echo,
gossiper; (mortal or demigod), cursed by hera to repeat the last thing said to her; in love with narcissus. female.

narcissus,
vain; (mortal or demigod); in love with himself, unfaithful. male.

hera,
queen of the gods; zeus' wife; goddess of marriage, family, and women; jealous and hotheaded. female.

aphrodite,
goddess love, beauty, lust, sexuality, desire, or pleasure.