H.A. Paaso's latest update for The Hunter Saga

Aug 20, 2016

Good evening, Adventurers!

Happy to inform you that I slept for a good 13 hours last night. I  woke up to a panic about being late from a hamster show (don’t laugh, the Dark Lord got very good grades.) I wanted to un-enter the show in order to work on The Hunter Saga, but found out that the show had a no refunds policy. So off we went. We returned home to discover that I have a stomach-flu going on. Nice.

Anyway! On to the stuff you follow me for. Because there are so many battles during 400-300 bce I have to be super careful to not walk my characters straight into a war zone. So many friggin’ battles. Why? Just chill. Be friends. Stop the racism, classism, sexism, you are fascinating but so messed up. 

Corinth has plenty of material to research, and this evening, I’d like to share some of my fresh mythology findings. They are raw and unedited - straight from my research file and not written for publication, so please, excuse my grammar and other mistakes. Here you go:

  • Ephyra, was founded by Ephyra (an Oceanid) as it’s Corinth’s ancient name.
  • Sisyphos founded a race of ancient kings at Ephyra.
  • The Upper Peirene spring is in the acropolis of Corinth, Acrocorinth. Water-hole for Pegasus. It was a gift from Asopos to Sisyphos. Sisyphos knew that Zeus raped Asopus’ daughter Aegina, but refused to tell him before he had the spring. What an ass.
  • Ephyra was destroyed around 2000 BCE.
  • Founded by Corinthos, a descendant of Titan Helios (the Sun).
  • Iason (leader of Argonauts) betrayed his wife, princess Medeia (sorceress, granddaughter of Helios, niece of Kirke) in Corinth around 1300 BCE, when king Kreon of Corinth offered Iason his daughter Kreousa (a Naiad). Medeia killed Kreousa, Kreon, and her & Iason’s children because she feared others would kill the kids cruelly in revenge for the royal murders. Then she fled to Athens in a chariot of Helios’ dragons. What. With his betrayal Iason lost favor with Hera, and he died lonely and unhappy when his rotting ship Argo fell on him. Haha, aw.
  • Pausanias (200 CE) tells: Briareos (a hekatonkheire) judged a qualm between Poseidon and Helios. His verdict was that Isthmus (neck) of Corinth belonged to Poseidon and Acrocorinth belonged to Helios. Thus the local cult of Helios.

With those tiny bed-time stories, I wish you a good night,

Thank you. You matter.

-H.A.

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