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Dionysia And then everything fell apart. Not in the way I thought it might, not at all. And at first everything seemed to be going exactly as I wanted–no, as I would have wanted if I had had a gods-eye view of my life. Someone did leave the Hosioi, but it wasn’t Noe. The injuryContinue reading “Amicae Usque ad Aras, Part Three”

Phemonoe The day that was set for the start of the Pythian Games dawned stormy, fitful, and indeed the Pythia’s augury determined that the opening ceremony should be postponed. This wasn’t entirely unwelcome news among the Hosioi, as we had to prepare not only ourselves for competition but also the oracle’s security. That extra dayContinue reading “Amicae Usque ad Aras: Part Two, Cont.”

Dionysia The year following my hosioster was the best of my life. It might not have looked like it from a distance: I killed at least two people; I was beaten badly a dozen times, twice so badly I was in bed for a week; I was told to my face on multiple occasions thatContinue reading “Amicae Usque ad Aras, Part Two”

Part 1: Phemonoe I was with the Pythia the morning that Archon attacked her. Though nothing like that had happened during her ten years in office, it didn’t come as a complete surprise. Archon came in drunk and belligerent–bellowing like a bull through the sanctuary on his way in about being kept waiting. But thereContinue reading “Amicae Usque ad Aras”

So, I’m going to try something I haven’t done for a while, which is to write a story in serial installments. It’s going to be a rough draft, so please be forgiving of typos, etc. An amica/us usque ad aras is a “friend all the way to the altars,” an ancient Roman expression designating aContinue reading “Amicae Usque ad Aras”