Samuel DenHartog's Blog: The Road to 1,440 - Posts Tagged "neptune"

I’ve always believed that myths don’t need rewriting—they just need to be brought to life again. The stories of Roman gods have been passed down in fragments, etched into marble, scattered through poets and historians. But behind those fragments are full lives, waiting to be heard in new rhythms. This book offers those tales in new breath, closer to how they might have sounded around firelight or under open skies.

What fascinated me was how much was already there—love that turns sharp, loyalty that fractures, vanity that reshapes the world. The gods aren’t symbols here. They’re characters who make choices, and live with them. My goal was to honor the original myths but let them feel spoken rather than recited. When Mars strides into battle or Proserpina lingers in shadow, you’ll know their stories—but you might feel them differently.

Each tale holds tight to its source while finding a new pulse in the telling. Some follow Ovid’s path, others the whispers of Varro or Virgil, and some come from lesser-remembered lines that deserved to rise again. What ties them all together is the sky—a sky thick with fate, fire, and gods whose moods still echo through us. It’s not about changing what happened. It’s about hearing it like you’re there.