This category is reserved for stories featuring the following mythologies:

- Greek Mythology

- Roman Mythology

- Cypriot Mythology

1. In a distant future, you discover an ancient artifact that allows you to harness the power of Titans. However, one corporation also has their eye on it.

2. You lead a team of explorers to Atlantis, only to discover the civilization is still living and they have secret magical powers that no one knew about.

3. Through an archaeological expedition, you uncover a love letter between two star-crossed lovers from ancient Cyprus, one a mortal and the other a nymph. As you dig deeper into their tragic story, you find yourself entangled in a similar romance, forcing you to choose between the two worlds.

4. As a musician, you visit a remote Greek island which is rumored to be home to sirens. You come across a strange set of ruins and accidentally awaken one, only to be caught in a war between human and mermaid.

5. Set in the courts of ancient Cyprus, you're caught in a power struggle between two rival factions. In a quest to obtain more power, you uncover a plot against the queen that could change history as you know it.

6. After the fall of the Oracle of Delphi, you discover you are one of the last surviving Muses. As the Age of the Gods fades away and the Roman Empire garners more power, you must decide whether to hide your gift or use it to survive the new world.

7. Legendary tales of a sacred pool once said to belong to Aphrodite, the goddess of love, live on within the people of Cyprus. Bathing in its waters has two effects, the first is the more common effect–eternal beauty. However, the hidden effect is a curse by Aphrodite where passersby are doomed to serve her for life.

8. When a mysterious labyrinth forms on the edge of town and people start disappearing, you take it upon yourself to uncover the truth.

￮ The contest runs from January 1, 2025 to April 30, 2025. Any submissions received after 11:59 PM EST on April 30, 2025 will be disqualified and ineligible for judging.

￮ Your story must feature a myth, legend, or folktale. Werewolf and vampire fiction is not accepted unless it is directly tied to a cultural myth.

￮ The word count limit is no more than 10,000 words, excluding author notes, playlists, aesthetics/moodboards, and anything else non-literary. Prologues, epilogues, and bonus chapters will count towards the word count minimum.

￮ The story must be newly written, meaning we are not accepting republished or rewritten content. If it is part of a series, it must be read as a standalone (i.e., we don't need to read other books in the series in order to understand your story).

￮ Entries must be written in English.

￮ You can join all four games, but you can only win once.

￮ Mature content is accepted, but it must follow Wattpad Content Guidelines.

￮ Fanfiction is not accepted. See our FAQs for more details.

￮ You are welcome to share your entries in the comments, but please do not spam our contest book. Don't email us your entries and use the applicable submission form when you're ready to submit.

✧ OPTIONAL: tag your stories with #PHG25 and/or #PHG2025

￮ You are welcome to combine prompts from the same Game, but there must be one that we can easily identify as the main prompt. Do not combine prompts across different games, these entries will be disqualified.

￮ If you are not well-versed in myths and legends, you can check out APIFantasy's API Myth and Folklore Anthology or mythandlegend's Live Your Myths Anthology via the external link button at the end of this chapter.

￮ The submission form for the Olympic Games is available as an external link at the end of this chapter. Just scroll to the bottom of this chapter and select the external link button.