Fables
Everyone knows what fables are, right? Stories that have a moral, or teach you a lesson.
And everyone's heard of Aesop's Fables, right? The Tortoise And The Hare, The Ant And The Grasshopper, The Dog And Its Reflection, The Honest Woodcutter, The Lion And The Mouse - the list goes on and on - are all written by Aesop!
Well, those might teach you lessons about real life, but what if mythological beings had fables too? Well, here are some of the stories and morals that they might've had...
And everyone's heard of Aesop's Fables, right? The Tortoise And The Hare, The Ant And The Grasshopper, The Dog And Its Reflection, The Honest Woodcutter, The Lion And The Mouse - the list goes on and on - are all written by Aesop!
Well, those might teach you lessons about real life, but what if mythological beings had fables too? Well, here are some of the stories and morals that they might've had...
Clio's Fables
Clio is the goddess/muse of History. So she seemed like a good author to write these fables...
#1: Palamedes And Odysseus
Palamedes was a cunning messenger (sounds like Hermes!) sent by Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek forces, to fetch Odysseus, King of Ithaca, to help fight in the Trojan War. The only problem was, Odysseus appeared to have gone insane, plowing sand over and over, making him unfit to fight. But Odysseus was well known for his cunning, as well, so Palamedes thought that this was surely only a trick, to insure he wouldn't have to go to war. So the clever messenger snatched Odysseus' baby Telemachus and put him in the path of the plow. Of course Odysseus didn't want to kill his own child, so he had to swerve away and admit he was sane. Well, Odysseus hated Palamedes after that, and, later, news reached Ithaca that Palamedes had been put to death after Odysseus accused him of helping the Trojans.
Moral: Don't make a smart king mad.
Moral: Don't make a smart king mad.
Zeus and Metis
Metis was Zeus' first wife (before Hera). Unfortunately, a prophecy said that if Metis would grow up and overthr