A little ApolloXFem!Percy simply because there isn't a whole lot of it out there.

The Forgotten Myth told.

Many know of the Greek myth of Persephone, beloved daughter of the Olympian Demeter, and her subsequent abduction at the hands of her uncle, who would later force the girl into becoming his eternal bride and keeping her captive for four months of the year. It was a common myth known far and wide; those who felt pity for the goddess and those who did not alike. For there were a few who felt no pity for the girl; her father, Zeus, was one of those people. After all, it was Zeus that firstly promised his illegitimate daughter as a bride to Hades. Then there were those who blamed Persephone's foolishness on eating the four pomegranate seeds; though there are many a few who would declare she did so willingly, wishing to escape the constant presence of her mother.

However very few, mortal and immortal alike, know of the abduction of another girl of the name Persephone. This Persephone was born of a mortal woman, the lover of the Sea God Poseidon, and was a half-blood who lived alongside the heroes of ancient times. Though she was born in the city state of Sparta, she was not trained in combat as her male counterparts were; however she was the most beloved daughter of Poseidon at that time. Her beauty was known far and wide, and even at a young age male suitors would come from far and wide to try to best their competitors for her hand.

To protect her daughter's chastity and honor, the mother, Salena, took her daughter to Delphi, hoping the girl could find protection with the maidens who served the oracle. This was perhaps a hindsight on Salena's fault, and for those who still remembered the story of the Daughter of Poseidon, the first downfall of Persephone of the Sea.

Salena took her daughter to Delphi and left her in the care of the maidens of the city, in hope that their divine protection would shine down upon her daughter. In order to throw her daughter's suitors off, Salena swore the maidens to secrecy upon the River Styx and told her daughter to remain at the temple before fleeing Delphi to Thebes. It was there in Thebes that Salena met Hercules, Son of Zeus and Alcmene. Salena became a close friend of Megara, the wife of Hercules, and as such became well-known to Hercules himself, though Salena did not find the man enjoyable company. When Hercules relapsed and went mad, a madness caused by Hera the Queen of the Gods, and he killed his wife Megara and children, he also killed Salena, who stood by her friend until the bitter end.

Driven by the guilt of his exploits, the murder of his wife and son and daughter, Hercules fled to the Oracle of Delphi, where he told his woes to the Oracle, including the admission of guilt of killing Salena. He was told to serve King Eurystheus, and do as the king commanded of him for atonement, which later would lead to the Twelve Labors of Hercules. However unbeknownst to all, young Persephone listened in as the Oracle, influenced by Hera, gave Hercules' his punishment. In a fit of grief and anger, Persephone fled the safety of the temple and disappeared into Delphi.

It was within the first few days of wandering the streets as a beggar, and having fallen asleep in a dirty alley, that a figure came towards her, and she greeted him. She knew the man before her was not mortal, but she could not care less, for her grief was far to great at that point. The man before her was Lord Apollo (though she was unaware of such an admission, for why would a powerful god such as he visit such a lowly creature as she?) who had watched her since before she arrived and Delphi, and had kept watch over her as she stayed at the temple of his oracle. The girl had intrigued him, and before long the Olympian had fallen for the Daughter of Poseidon.

In a fit of lust and love, the god stole Persephone away, far into his domain to remain hidden. The girl remained with her captor for a year; the maidens of Delphi knew not where she disappeared to and her mother was no longer of this world to search for her. Persephone prayed to the maiden goddess Artemis, the twin sister of her captor, daily in hopes that the goddess would hear her and offer assistance in some way; however it was no use, she was far to hidden within Apollo's domain to be heard by any other than the god himself.

At that time, Poseidon grieved for the loss of Salena, and in curiosity searched for his daughter in Delphi, and was unable to find his daughter. He sent half-bloods after her trail, his own children alongside children of others. It was a year later, after Persephone had given up hope of a return to her own realm, that Helios, the God of the Sun who had given Demeter the whereabouts of her own daughter Persephone, had told Poseidon of what had transpired in the crevices of Delphi, and that it was Apollo himself that held his daughter captive, in preparation to marry the girl as his immortal bride.

With the assistance of Artemis (who was furious over the abduction of a maiden such as Persephone of the Sea), who's domain crossed over to her brother's, Poseidon retrieved his daughter, though the effects of the abduction had been engraved deeply. The girl's passion of the sea had long since been lost, and only a year later after her rescue from Apollo's hands she would wither away and die, to take her place in the Underworld alongside her mother, Salena.

She would not be written in the ancient texts, nor take a place in the myths and legends of old. She would never be known as one of the many unfortunate lovers of Apollo or those he chased after. Persephone of the Sea would be remembered by only a handful, though they would never retell her tale, the pain still fresh in their hearts.

Poseidon would remember, for the loss of a beloved daughter.

Artemis would remember, out of anger towards her brother and guilt towards not being able to hear the woes and prayers of a maiden.

And finally Apollo would remember, out of grievance and loss of a loved one, and out of pure guilt towards the actions he had taken to procure her.

I left that world for the next not because I hated him,

but in fact quite the opposite,

though I wish he went about "courting" me in a different manner,

I found myself falling for Lord Apollo, foolishness I am aware

I went towards the next world in hopes I would be reborn...

So that he would learn from his mistakes,

and find my new form,

and make me his lover once again.

For though many may believe I hate him for abducting me,

like my namesake Lady Persephone,

I slowly found myself falling for my abductor.

I will love him again, fully and truly, in my next life.

Salena - Sally; Persephone of the Seas - Fem!Percy. Simple as that. I definitely enjoyed tossing my own story into the actual stories of mythology. Hope you enjoyed it.