Myths Retold

The Blindness of Fate: A Seer’s Warning, A Cyclops’s Denial.

Context and Background: This dramatized story takes inspiration from the mythology surrounding Telemus, a seer from Greek mythology, and Polyphemus, the infamous Cyclops from The Odyssey. In the original...

The Betrayal of Palamedes

Context and Background: This dramatized story draws inspiration from ancient Greek mythology, particularly the Trojan War cycle, focusing...

Echoes of the Dead: When grief becomes a curse

Context and Background: "Echoes of the Dead" is a dramatized retelling of the Narragansett tribe’s myth surrounding the...

The Silent Prayer: A Pope’s Unanswered Plea in the Face of Divine Silence

Context and Background: This dramatized story is inspired by the life and legacy of Pope Gregory I, also...

The Poisoned Chalice: Betrayal, Redemption, and the Price of Revenge

Context and Background: This story is a dramatized retelling of the ancient myth of Medea, one of Greek...

The Thunder’s Choice: When the balance of life and death is shattered, the storm answers.

Context and Background: This story is a dramatized adaptation inspired by the myth of Jawait, a lesser-known deity from Bateg mythology, who is said...

The Last Light: A Sacrifice for the Sun

Context and Background: This story, The Last Light, is a dramatized adaptation inspired by the mythology of the Huli people of Papua New Guinea,...

The Ride Between Worlds: A Heartbroken Man’s Desperate Bargain with a Shapeshifting Púca

Context and Background: This dramatized tale draws upon Celtic and English folklore, specifically focusing on the mysterious figure of the púca—a shapeshifting trickster spirit...

The Final Omen: The Sacrifice to Alter Fate

Context and Background: This story is a dramatized retelling inspired by the mythology of the Kayan people of Borneo, centering around their supreme deity,...

The Last Path of Mudungkala

Context and Background: This story is a dramatized retelling of the Tiwi myth of Mudungkala, an important figure in the Dreaming (Palaneri) of the...

The Poisoned Gift: Betrayal, Love, and the Hero’s Final Ordeal

Context and Background: This dramatized story draws on the myth of Heracles and the tragic events surrounding the "Tunic of Nessus." It explores the...