13 Works in Penelope & Polites (EPIC: The Musical)
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WARRIOR by K_nayee for winxanity_ii
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums), The Iliad - Homer, The Odyssey - Homer, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
29 Sep 2025
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𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑 ━ ❝A blade does not ask what lies between your legs before it cuts down another.❞
✿✼::ﾟ:༅⭑ 2ɴᴅ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴘᴏᴠ | ғᴇᴍ!ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ-ɪɴꜱᴇʀᴛ⭑༅:ﾟ::✼✿
𝙰𝙲𝚃 1: events of 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝑴𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒔 and 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓'𝒔 𝑰𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒅
𝙰𝙲𝚃 2: events of 𝑬𝑷𝑰𝑪: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 and 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓'𝒔 𝑶𝒅𝒚𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒚𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗛 you are taken from a faraway land and brought to serve a young Penelope-only to end up forging an unbreakable bond through pain and resilience. Now, years later, as the War of Troy looms over Ithaca, you stand beside her as her Second-in-Command to rewrite the legends.
Will you rise to meet destiny when it calls?
𝚆𝙾𝚁𝙳 𝙲𝙾𝚄𝙽𝚃: [~]
𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃: December 25, 2024
𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃:Ack!! I'm sick y'all! Accidently deleted my entire book and have to re-upload (all 47 chapter; 100,000+ words down the drain). So for any #ReReads, welcome back!!
[Original Published Date: 2024-12-26]
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When the kings of Greece come to conscript Odysseus for the Trojan War, Penelope of Ithaca knows one thing: she will not lose her husband to war, and she will not let her son be used to take him. In a desperate attempt to save her family, Penelope offers herself to the war effort in Odysseus's place.
Penelope is whisked away to Troy with her army, and a devastated Odysseus is left to raise his infant son alone. Even when the war ends, their trials do not. Penelope faces gods and monsters while Odysseus struggles to rule Ithaca and protect himself and his son from the malevolent suitors seeking his hand.
Essentially, the plot of EPIC, but Penelope and Odysseus's places are switched, and the Ithaca side of the plot is quite a bit darker.
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A wolf behind the walls and a duck outside by Lapis_stella
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums), Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
10 Aug 2025
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When Paris decides to award the golden apple to Athena, instead of Aphrodite many things change, especially for the king of Ithaca who is thrown into a literal nightmare by the one he once considered a friend, luckily he has a very fierce and vengeful wife, who is gonna help him, with a little divine help, obviously
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Odysseus is dead and Polites is trying his damn hardest to get to Ithaca
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When Zeus gives Odysseus a choice, he begs for another path.
He doesn’t realize mercy can be cruel too — and that restless hunger for blood will follow him all the way home.
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Let Me Be the Stars You See at Night by ElementalWinter
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums)
27 Jul 2025
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The ships crested over the horizon like tired seabirds, their sails ragged from the journey but still proud in the wind. The waters around Ithaca sparkled in welcome, and the cliffs, long-remembered, seemed to lean forward to greet them.
They had done the impossible. After ten years of war and weeks at sea, the men of Ithaca were coming home—whole.
Or, before leaving Troy, Odysseus does the smart thing and packs enough supplies for the return trip to Ithaca. As a result, all 600 men return. And Odysseus returns to his family.
Meanwhile, Polites's return is bittersweet. He has no family awaiting his return. That is until a tiny hand grips his in the middle of the crowded reunion and a pair of familiar eyes blink up at him.
Now, in this time of peace after 10 years at war, Ithaca's King and his brother-in-arms must rediscover what it means to live free and to make a home in safety.
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Sparrow by PersimmonInk
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums), The Odyssey - Homer, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Iliad - Homer
18 Jul 2025
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Penelope has always been labeled as the "good wife", and her marriage as an ideal marriage with a "like-minded" husband.
But she was also a daughter in Sparta, where women were trained physically just like the men. She was a daughter of a Naiad, and so was half-divine. She ruled Ithaca without male help for 20 years - an island in an area known for its piracy. She had mean skills and the backing of the divine. She was every bit the hero that her husband was...and her story began before she even met him.
WARNING: The character of Odysseus is morally gray. As Homer says, he was "complicated." Kings of the time murdered, raped, pillaged (Need more livestock? Go steal some!), and were a law unto themselves. I am trying to walk a thin line between not rewriting history and also writing for a contemporary audience. There is reference to rape in Chapter 15. It is not explicit. Violence is not graphic, but is part of this story.
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- Part 1 of The Edge of the World
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So When You Need a Friend or When You're Scared by ElementalWinter
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums)
05 Jul 2025
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The halls of Ithaca's palace were steeped in shadow, lit only by scattered torches flickering against worn limestone walls. The scent of salt and lavender hung in the air—sea breeze mixing with herbs burnt in offering to the gods. Somewhere deep in the stone belly of the palace, Penelope laboured, her cries muffled by thick wooden doors and the whispers of anxious servants.
And Odysseus? Odysseus was unraveling.
He paced the length of the great hall with the energy of a cornered wolf, his bronze-clad sandals slapping sharply against the flagstones. Each lap was punctuated by muttered prayers: to Athena for wisdom, to Artemis for safe passage through womanly trials, to Hera for strength, to Hades—gods forbid—that he might be bargained with.
Or, when Odysseus is anxious for the birth of his child, it's up to Polites to calm him down. After all, if he's going to be "uncle Polites", the first task is grounding Ody.
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The Echo of Stars by MasterAlgae for Acpola01
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums)
27 Jun 2025
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Had Odysseus… abandoned him? Surely not. Surely Odysseus wouldn’t just leave him behind… Would he? Why? Why ever would he leave his best friend for dead? Why would the rest of the crew allow him to? Polites knew he was well liked, he kept a friendship with almost every man on the ship. So why? Why leave him behind in a cyclops’ cave to die? Had he done something wrong? Had he upset Odysseus by accident? Was it because of the Lotus Eaters? Was it because he had led them to the cyclops?
But… surely Odysseus would not leave him for dead for that. Right?
Polites watched the isle of Ithica grow closer and closer on the horizon as they approached. He would get his answers soon enough. -
The old, dear rocks by insonniacaotica
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums), The Iliad - Homer, Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, The Odyssey - Homer
12 Jun 2025
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Penelope had let her husband go eleven years ago. Since then, every day, she waited for the news that she knew would come sooner or later. Since then, every day, she waited to hear those words: "I'm home."
"My queen?" one of the maids called. "They've spotted ships out at sea."
Penelope stood up suddenly and lifted her skirt with one hand. "Get everything ready and meet me on the beach. I'll be there. Waiting."
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"No one else would understand," Polites had said.
"Why do you think I understand?"
Polites was a gentle soul. So Eurylochus knew he would lie. "'Cause we are friends, Eury."
Polites was gentle. And he didn't say what Eurylochus already knew. "You would understand. You would understand, because you could betray the one you love too."
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Eurylochus returns home to find someone waiting for him. Penelope is also waiting, but there is no one for her.
Or: The plan is simple: kidnap Telemachus. The emotions behind it, however, are anything but simple.
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- Part 7 of Epic: The Solitude Saga
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Sing, o Muse, of the story of lion-hearted Penelope, that woman of many twists and turns, and tell us of her long journey back to her home.
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You'll see my face in every place, but you can't catch me now by Snowmusic
Fandoms: EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums)
19 Apr 2025
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For his son to constantly remind him of Polites, Odysseus either has the worst or best luck.
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After 10 years of war, Captain Penelope was leading 600 men back home. And she should have felt great about that. Unfortunately even after having 10 years to get the respect from the men and women she led, her leadership wasn’t exactly universally beloved (especially from a certain crew member who called her soft even after hearing the rumors of what she did on the final night of the war).
But fortunately, her dear second-in-command Polites was more than able to try and make her feel better and possibly even open up.(AKA “Your Light” in my Warrior!Penelope AU)
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- Part 1 of Warrior!Penelope AU Songfics