AN: this was a project we did in english when we were studing mythology and I just realized that there was a greek mythology archive so... I'm posting the myths I made for class so I can get some REAL opinions on my writing.

Onyx: Create your own god/goddess myth...not my best work.

This is the story of the goddess of darkness and the protector of the nights when there is no moon in the sky, Onyx. Some may say that her name is an unusual one; they'd be right. Onyx was named after the stone of the cradle she was found in by her adoptive parents Hades and Persephone. Most people think Persephone doesn't love Hades, this is not true. At least, not anymore; she fell in love with him steadily. Onyx was raised in a loving home because of this. Onyx loves her adoptive parents who were her grandfather's brother and his wife.

You might be able to tell by that statement that her grandfather is Zeus, king of the Gods. Her biological parents; for she can't simply call the people who had abandoned her, her parents; were Eros and Athena. Her genealogy gave her a loving nature and a vast amount of wisdom, though it was nurtured by her real parents, the ones who raised her. Her symbols are an onyx staff with a viper slithering up it, her bird-replacement is the bat, her tree is the iron wood; as she represents strength and protection, as well as kindness and stead-fast loyalty. She brought encouragement to people with low self-esteem, so in a way she also protected those who didn't think they deserved protection from themselves.

Being an unwanted child, considered a mistake her biological parents had unintentionally wreaked havoc on her self-esteem. She had been placed in an onyx cradle and left to die, or be raised by another; proof that not all gods were noble. She had been told she was just a drunken mistake yet she manages to protect others valiantly. I guess that just goes to show that something good can come from even the messiest mistake.

AN: Tell me what you think! And don't forget to read my other myths...the reason this is first is because it's nice to have some background on the characters, right? PLEASE PRESS THE PRETTY LAVENDER/PERIWINKLE BUTTON!! sorry it's not longer! : (