There’s a special place in my heart for everything related to mythology. I find it very relaxing to read about the life of gods and demigods.
When I was very young, my grandma used to read to me stories from an Asian mythology inspired book. When she passed away, I took the book with me.
My first ever present was a book inspired by Greek Mythology, a 2 volume series called “The Legends of Olympus” by Alexandru Mitru. I’ve known about Achilles & Patroclus since I was six years old.
One of my favorite shows growing up was Stargate SG1 – a SF show with Egyptian gods (who were actually aliens).
I’m feeling nostalgic so I’ve decided that during November I’d like to immerse myself fully in mythology retellings of all kinds, manga, webtoons or books.
Here are the webtoons that I’ll read in November.
ENNEAD by Mojito
Genre: BL
Cost: 36000 tappytoon coins for 120 episodes aka ~ 80$ (1 episode is 300 coins)
Trigger warnings: love-hate relationship; sensitive content; crime; toxic relationship; violence
Description: The once peaceful land of Egypt has been stained with blood under the tyrannical rule of Seth, the god of war. Horus, son of the god Isis but not yet one himself, rises to challenge the throne and put an end to the chaos and destruction. Although the confrontation between Seth and Horus began with hatred, in time it becomes blurred by obsession and desire… The ancient mythology of Egypt comes to life as you’ve never seen it before in this compelling fantasy BL.The once peaceful land of Egypt has been stained with blood under the tyrannical rule of Seth, the god of war. Horus, son of the god Isis but not yet one himself, rises to challenge the throne and put an end to the chaos and destruction. Although the confrontation between Seth and Horus began with hatred, in time it becomes blurred by obsession and desire… The ancient mythology of Egypt comes to life as you’ve never seen it before in this compelling fantasy BL.
LORE OLYMPUS by Rachel Smythe
Genre: Hades and Persephone Romance
Cost: Free (so far)
Trigger warnings: SA, toxic relationship, domestic abuse (not between Hades and Persephone, but affecting them)
Description: Lore Olympus is a retelling of Greek myths, particularly the myth of Persephone’s abduction by Hades, king of the underworld.
Im|mortal by koriandr
Genre: BL
Cost: Free (so far)
Trigger warnings: Sexual content, strong language, violence. Rating: R
Description: Im|mortal is a webcomic inspired by Russian folk tales about Koschey the Immortal and Ivan Tsarevich.
