100 Stories by Adam Nathan

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Story XII: Luna

Story XII: Luna

A myth of sisterhood, transformation, and destruction.

Adam Nathan
Mar 18, 2025
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In the forest of Nysa where Zeus concealed Dionysus from Hera and surrendered the child to be raised by nymphs, two goddesses lived in a meadow, the elder, Lykaina, and the younger, Luna.

They were born of Dionysus, the god of transformation, and Hestia, the goddess of the hearth. The sisters were forbidden to enter the Nysian forest.

When graced by woman…

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