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1) My first idea stems from an idea to bring together several different goddesses of waters/seas/rivers existing in different cultures. I would tell a story about the discord and power struggle they face due to their competing ownerships of water. Then, maybe I would bring all of the goddesses together to fend off a male god, such as Poseidon, who was trying to usurp all of their power.
I found several different water goddesses:
Chalchiuthicue: The Aztec Water Goddess
Anuket: The Goddess of the Nile River
Kymopoleia: Greek Goddess of the seas and earthquakes
Salacia/ Amphrite- Goddess of salt water
2) My second idea, comes from Oscar Wilde's House of Pomegranates. Specifically, I'm interested in retelling/altering "The Infanta" and "The Young Prince". I also think it could be interesting to combine them. As the young prince is realized in his enlightenment, he is analogous with the character of Christ, who is a savior. In the Infanta, the princess' father is gravely depressed (and possibly into necrophilia) and needs hope. I could also break down "The Young Prince" into his dreams and tell the story in that fashion. Ultimately, I am intrigued by Wilde's beautiful language and dark truths.
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3) My third idea revolves around the myth of "The Bistern Dragon". In this myth, a knight slays a dragon that is terrorizing an English village. The dragon's body then turns into the hill. After, he kills the dragon, the knight goes mad and dies alone on top of the hill. His body becomes a yew tree. I would tell this story from the perspective of two lovers recounting the myth to one another below a yew tree on a hill. The last section of my story would then be told from the Yew Tree, who would be the knight, and it would provide some context for his lunacy.
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4) My fourth idea would expand on the brief story, "The Selkie Wife". It would go into more detail about her deep sorrow about missing the sea and provide context about her life in the sea before she was trapped on land. Maybe she already had a family, or maybe she was about to be crowned queen. I would then also explain how she could so easily leave her children. Maybe she was never connected to them in the way she was the sea, or maybe it's a hard decision.
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I found several different water goddesses:
Chalchiuthicue: The Aztec Water Goddess
Anuket: The Goddess of the Nile River
Kymopoleia: Greek Goddess of the seas and earthquakes
Salacia/ Amphrite- Goddess of salt water
2) My second idea, comes from Oscar Wilde's House of Pomegranates. Specifically, I'm interested in retelling/altering "The Infanta" and "The Young Prince". I also think it could be interesting to combine them. As the young prince is realized in his enlightenment, he is analogous with the character of Christ, who is a savior. In the Infanta, the princess' father is gravely depressed (and possibly into necrophilia) and needs hope. I could also break down "The Young Prince" into his dreams and tell the story in that fashion. Ultimately, I am intrigued by Wilde's beautiful language and dark truths.
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3) My third idea revolves around the myth of "The Bistern Dragon". In this myth, a knight slays a dragon that is terrorizing an English village. The dragon's body then turns into the hill. After, he kills the dragon, the knight goes mad and dies alone on top of the hill. His body becomes a yew tree. I would tell this story from the perspective of two lovers recounting the myth to one another below a yew tree on a hill. The last section of my story would then be told from the Yew Tree, who would be the knight, and it would provide some context for his lunacy.
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4) My fourth idea would expand on the brief story, "The Selkie Wife". It would go into more detail about her deep sorrow about missing the sea and provide context about her life in the sea before she was trapped on land. Maybe she already had a family, or maybe she was about to be crowned queen. I would then also explain how she could so easily leave her children. Maybe she was never connected to them in the way she was the sea, or maybe it's a hard decision.
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The Young King. Source: House of Pomegranates
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