There are so many different Mythology and Mythological Beings recorded. Some are very popular and well known, others not so much. There are many similar beings, yet different depending on the culture it’s based in. The definition of Myth covers about anything in the Urban Fantasy/Fantasy realm to me.
This week we have:
Historical Fantasy Romance Author Kelley Heckart
On:
Erinyes, Greek Vengeance Goddesses
Erinyes, Greek Vengeance Goddesses
The Greek Erinyes, also known as Furies in Roman myths,
terrified the ancient Greeks more than any other god or goddess. According to
Hesiod, the Great Goddess, in her aspect as Night, bore these terrifying
creatures. The Greek poets told of the Erinyes pursuing evildoers on Earth,
usually as a group of three—Tisiphone, Megaera and Alecto. These Daughters of
Night had a frightening appearance with snakes for hair, eyes that wept bloody
tears, bronze or bat wings and sharp teeth.
In my latest release, Daughter of Night, Rhea created
another Daughter of Night named Becuille. This vengeance goddess had the power
to punish mortals, but her main duty was to punish the other gods, the Titans,
whenever they disobeyed Rhea. She also served Rhea as a personal guard and
became the Great Goddess’s most trusted servant. Rhea uses magic to make
Becuille human and sends her to find the Titan that betrayed her and hiding in
a foreign land. Even though Rhea trusts Becuille, giving a vengeance goddess
human emotions and sending her out into the world might not be the best idea.
Kelley Heckart, Historical fantasy romance author
Captivating...Sensual...Otherworldly
http://www.kelleyheckart.com
Blurb: Two mortals are caught up in the battle between the
Titans and Olympian gods.
Buy links for Daughter of Night: http://kelleyheckart.com/daughter_of_night.html
Other books in my Past Lives series: Of Water and Dragons
and Ravenwolf
Not even the wrath of the gods could keep them apart.
Bio: Kelley writes historical romances with
fantasy/paranormal elements. Her stories reflect her passion for ancient and
medieval time periods, storytelling and the supernatural. Inspired by the
ancient Celts, her tales are filled with fierce warriors, bold women,
otherworldly creatures, magic and romance. She can be found online at http://www.kelleyheckart.com/
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Very interesting way to incorporate Greek Mythology. I love Greek mythology so I think I am going to have to get this book when my budget allows.
ReplyDeleteOh Ashley, I do hope you enjoy it. I really like the sounds of it as well. :) She has a great blend here with the furies. :) Thank you for stopping.
DeleteTHis sounds good, I really like to read about the Greek myths.
ReplyDeleteWonderful Carrie at In the Hammock Blog, Glad you like this post. :) Hope you return and check out all the Mondays to follow as well, with new authors. :)
DeleteI have not read much about these, cool :)
ReplyDeleteBlodeuedd, I've not read much about furies either. Sounds like this is a neat twist to them. :) Thank you for stopping.
DeleteOh not too many things about titans, but have been seeing more on the furies. Love mythology type tales. Great meme!
ReplyDeleteMelissa (B&T) Thank you dear! So glad you like the posts. :) And it's so neat to learn new things and new books. :)
DeleteHi Melissa,
ReplyDeleteThank you for inviting me to your blog to share one of my mythological beings. I wanted to do something a little different and make my vengeance goddess a servant of Rhea to punish other Titans. I write a lot of Celtic myth based storie, but the Greek myths are my first love. :)
Kelley
Kelley!
DeleteYou are so welcome! I'm thrilled you were able to join in on the Mythical Monday posts. :) This is such a great take on the vengeance goddess. I really like the sounds of it, and I think a few others have too. :)
Thank you greatly!
Oh I like this take on Greek mythology and I rarely see the Furies in UF. I'll have to look for your book.
ReplyDeleteBea, Oh, I do hope you take time to read these books. I'd love to hear what you think of them. :) Thank you!
DeleteI read about the furies in Percy Jackson. I really love reading about Greek mythology as well. Really enjoyed reading Becuille - thank you for sharing :D Jaclyn @ JC's Book Haven
ReplyDeleteSure thing Jaclyn Canada! So glad you are enjoying these posts. :) I have so many more to come. And this sounds so neat with the vengeance goddess. :) Thank you for stopping!
DeleteI like mythology on the Furies, and sadly just DNF'd a YA book on the subject, thank you for the information and sharing this book..it may be just what I need.
ReplyDeleteKimba, if you try these books I'd love to hear what you thought. I've not gotten to them, but after reading this post, I do want to. :) Thank you!
DeleteMythology is not for me, unless the story is really good. I haven't read any of her books though. I didn't even know what furies were
ReplyDeleteRivie Bleu, that's okay. :) There might be a featured author that will talk about another creature that you might want to try one day. :) Thank you for stopping!
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