Meeting a Mysterious Old Man

This is a scene, written in play form, of the part when Theodogan meets Fadan on his way out of his city-state of Nelandros. It involves an extended conversation between the two characters not present in the Short Story due to word constraints.  The young farmboy Theodogan hurries down the road, panting and carrying a... Continue Reading →

The Unlikely Hero

Eighteen-year-old Theodogan watched the one hundred Morgalian soldiers marching towards his city-state of Nelandros from the door of his farmhouse. He sweated in his sleeveless white chiton from the afternoon heat. Curious, he left his house and walked through the open green fields to follow the small army. From a distance he could see the... Continue Reading →

Cu Chulainn as a Traditional Hero

Cu Chulainn fulfills both the physical and moral requirements of a traditional hero and is the true equivalent to other heroes such as Hercules in the Greek pantheon. One of the qualities that makes Cu Chulainn a hero is his extreme strength. This is seen many times in his myth, beginning before his fifth year... Continue Reading →

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