Rachel Alexander's Blog, page 429
March 7, 2016
I keep imagining Hestia as a precious cinnamon roll. Is she like that?
I’m writing her as… looks like a cinnamon roll, but is actually a tough snickerdoodle.
March 6, 2016
kata-chthonia:
Destroyer of Light is now available for preorder...
Destroyer of Light is now available for preorder on Nook!
And in case you missed it, it’s up on iTunes too.
kata-chthonia:
The marriage of Hades and Persephone blossoms...
The marriage of Hades and Persephone blossoms and their mysterious grove in the world below thrives…
…while the sunlit world withers.
Demeter holds out in Eleusis, pushing both mankind and the gods to frozen starvation in order to reclaim her daughter. The newly married rulers of the dead must reach an accord with Persephone’s mother to stay her deadly course— and come face to face with sacrifice, responsibility, and the balance of power among the gods.
Destroyer of Light concludes the erotic romance begun in Receiver of Many: a battle of wills among the gods is writ large across the dying earth, a cruel sorcerer-king faces his trial, and the King and Queen of the Underworld realize a destiny that the Fates alone could have foreseen.Preorder Destroyer of Light, before March 20, 2016.
March 5, 2016
kata-chthonia:
kata-chthonia:
Hades and Persephone’s romance...
Hades and Persephone’s romance continues in just 36 DAYS!
Read Receiver of Many
and Preorder Destroyer of Light
ONLY 15 DAYS UNTIL DESTROYER OF LIGHT COMES OUT!!
Preorder the paperback now to receive it on the release date, March 20th - the First Day of Spring.
kata-chthonia:
The marriage of Hades and Persephone blossoms...
The marriage of Hades and Persephone blossoms and their mysterious grove in the world below thrives…
…while the sunlit world withers.
Demeter holds out in Eleusis, pushing both mankind and the gods to frozen starvation in order to reclaim her daughter. The newly married rulers of the dead must reach an accord with Persephone’s mother to stay her deadly course— and come face to face with sacrifice, responsibility, and the balance of power among the gods.
Destroyer of Light concludes the erotic romance begun in Receiver of Many: a battle of wills among the gods is writ large across the dying earth, a cruel sorcerer-king faces his trial, and the King and Queen of the Underworld realize a destiny that the Fates alone could have foreseen.Destroyer of Light, the sequel to Receiver of Many, debuts on March 20, 2016. Available for Preorder in Paperback and eBook
mellonmate:
Hi all! There’s a new book that’s available for...
Hi all! There’s a new book that’s available for pre-order that looks really good. If you’re interested in Greek mythology, then take a look at Destroyer of Light by Rachel Alexander. Her story follows the story of Hades and Persephone, and the events that they go through.
Mme Alexander is hosting a giveaway for a signed copy of Destroyer of Light, and so I’m posting my composition “Pirithous and Pluto” as an entry for it! I actually have a measure by measure breakdown of the entire piece as to what it symbolizes, but since the total thing is a little over 4 pages single spaced, I’m just going to post the summary of the myth that helped inspire this piece.
“Pirithous and Theseus are both grieving over the deaths of their wives. They get the idea to kidnap daughters of Zeus and make them into their wives. Theseus ends up kidnapping Helen (aka Helen of Troy). Pirithous decides to go capture Persephone. In a dream that both of these men had, Zeus told them to go to the Underworld and ask Hades for Persephone. The two men, following dream Zeus’s advice, did just that. Hades had already known what their intentions were before they arrived in the Underworld, so when Pirithous and Theseus appeared before him, Hades was prepared. Hades invited them to a feast, which the men accepted, only to find themselves permanently bound to the chairs they sat down in. Hercules coincidentally was in the Underworld at that time (he was there to fetch Cerberus) and he saw the two men trapped. He immediately was able to free Theseus. However, when they tried to free Pirithous, the earth violently shook. Hades didn’t want the man who tried to steal his queen to walk free of punishment. Ultimately, Hercules and Theseus left Pirithous behind.”
The marriage of Hades and Persephone blossoms and their...
The marriage of Hades and Persephone blossoms and their mysterious grove in the world below thrives…
…while the sunlit world withers.
Demeter holds out in Eleusis, pushing both mankind and the gods to frozen starvation in order to reclaim her daughter. The newly married rulers of the dead must reach an accord with Persephone’s mother to stay her deadly course— and come face to face with sacrifice, responsibility, and the balance of power among the gods.
Destroyer of Light concludes the erotic romance begun in Receiver of Many: a battle of wills among the gods is writ large across the dying earth, a cruel sorcerer-king faces his trial, and the King and Queen of the Underworld realize a destiny that the Fates alone could have foreseen.
Destroyer of Light, the sequel to Receiver of Many, debuts on March 20, 2016. Available for Preorder in Paperback and eBook
The marriage of Hades and Persephone blossoms and their...
The marriage of Hades and Persephone blossoms and their mysterious grove in the world below thrives…
…while the sunlit world withers.
Demeter holds out in Eleusis, pushing both mankind and the gods to frozen starvation in order to reclaim her daughter. The newly married rulers of the dead must reach an accord with Persephone’s mother to stay her deadly course— and come face to face with sacrifice, responsibility, and the balance of power among the gods.
Destroyer of Light concludes the erotic romance begun in Receiver of Many: a battle of wills among the gods is writ large across the dying earth, a cruel sorcerer-king faces his trial, and the King and Queen of the Underworld realize a destiny that the Fates alone could have foreseen.
Destroyer of Light, the sequel to Receiver of Many, debuts on March 20, 2016. Available for Preorder in Paperback and eBook
