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Mythology is a topic that I love reading about. The different Gods and Goddesses and the myths behind them are fascinating. When the random number generator selected Mythology for this writing prompt, I was so excited to pull out my Classic Greek Mythology Book!

Last month, An RV Styled Romance is where I wrote about Trevor and Nick and their RV adventure. I love their story so much that I’m thinking about making it one of my future projects! That’s what is fantastic about these prompts. They pull you out of your comfort zone and help get the creative juices flowing.

Scenes by Jennifer Leigh is a new segment in 2019 where the scenes have been picked using a random number generator and will be around 400-500 words. I started with a numbered list of different genres and settings I thought would be fun to write about. Then I randomly selected 12 numbers for genres and 12 number for settings. From that list, I found out what my writing prompts were for the year which you can find the list by going to my Fiction Writing tab!

And if you’d like to join and follow these prompts, I’d love for you to link me to your stories either in the comments or via email (boundtowriting@gmail.com) and I’ll showcase your amazing pieces in next month’s post!

Aphrodite and Anchises at the Movies by Jennifer Leigh

The lights dim around them. Voices hush to a slight whisper. He looks around but she’s not here. A tug at his sleeve causes him to look down.

“Hush, now, Aeneas. I’m looking for your mother.”

The young boy sits back in the soft, red-cushioned seat and stares at the movie screen before him.

A bright light flashes on the screen and he smiles. “I thought you weren’t going to make it.”

A flirtatious laugh flows through his ears. “You dare doubt me Anchises? After I wedded you and birthed a son.” She sits beside him, a seductive lure radiates off her.

He moves closer, missing the power his wife holds over his mortal being. “I’d never doubt you. But tell me, why not tell your father of our marriage. Allow Aeneas the truth of his parentage.”

She moves away. Her natural light dimming. “No mortal will survive Zeus’ wrath if he has lyn in bed with his daughter and she has birthed a mortal child. We chose to keep this a secret.”

Anchises nods and faces the screen to see the title sequence appear.

Halfway through the movie, a small tug snaps him out of a daydream. “Daddy, I have to go potty.”

Anchises looks at his wife and she smiles. “Go ahead, I’ll catch you up.”

When they return, Aphrodite sits facing the screen. Her light shining dimly in the darkened theater. Anchises and Aeneas shuffle pass her and take their seats.

“How is Troy holding up?”

Anchises clenches his armrest.

 

The movie credits roll. Aeneas stands and hugs his mother. “Thank you, Mommy.”

“You’re welcome, my dear Aeneas.”

Aeneas looks around as the theater shifts back to reality. The night sky twinkling with the nighttime stars and the limestone slabs encircling the three. He jumps up and down before running off.

Anchises turns and faces Aphrodite. “He’d be delighted if we were to be a family together.”

She looks after her young, mortal son. A burst of love flows through her, and she turns away from the smiling boy. “You are doing a fine job raising him. Now, I must go.”

Anchises places his hand on her arm. “I want to tell the world of our marriage. That Aeneas is the son of a beautiful Goddess.”

She spins to face him and fire in her eyes. “Our agreement is for no one to know. Don’t cross me Anchises or you will be the one to suffer the consequences.” With that, Aphrodite turns away from Anchises and Aeneas and disappears into a bright white light.

 

Anchises finds his son staring up at the sky. He puts his arm around the small boy’s shoulders.

“I’m going to make Mommy proud one day,” Aeneas says, his eyes following his mother’s light. 

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