· I could tell a sad story based loosely on the story of Io, in which someone innocent bears the punishment for someone else’s misdeeds.
· The naiads and her own father didn’t know her.
· I could write about someone who somehow has Mercury’s pipe and uses it to charm then steal from Argus.
· Hera punishes Io for Mercury killing ArgusL. I really don’t like Greek/Roman gods.
· What if I did the story of Phaethon (loosely), except instead of being the son of a god he is the son of some sort of royalty, and wants to prove it to his friends? What if they are in some sort of wartime that makes it dangerous for his lineage to be revealed, because it would make him a target?
· What if he was trying to prove himself to his friend who was the son of a famous and brave knight?
· And his father could still make the rash promise, then try to dissuade his son.
· Perhaps the son wishes to ride to battle with his father?
· Wow, whole nations are reduced to ash. We’re talking large consequences.
· Also, according to Earth, there are even bigger consequences. This could destroy her and the sea, and Atlas is barely able to hold up the white-hot heavens. If worst comes to worst, they could be “lost in ancient chaos”.
· His sisters mourn and are turned into trees? Ok. So his actions affect the rest of his family.
· Jupiter is horrid.
· Once again, there’s this theme of other people’s lives being ruined for one person’s sins.
· So, basically if I just tell a really sad story about innocent people suffering I’ll have the right idea.
· All these gods are swearing by the Styx all the time, which seems to never go well for them.
· The idea of making a promise that ends up killing people seems a common theme… perhaps I could use that.
Bibliography: Ovid's Metamorphoses translated by Tony Kline.
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