A/N: This is not The Tales of version of Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods or Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes, but rather The Tales of version of a book I got of Greek and Roman Mythology I got in Rome Italy. The settings will be after 'The Tales of the Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus' so please read that before getting in this story. Think of this story as something to pass by until The Trials of Apollo books.


Alcestis

Alcestis had the worse luck when it came to her father and sister. Alcestis was the daughter of Pelias and Anaxibia and sister of Medea.

She was the most beautiful and pious of women, and the only one of Pelias' children who had no hand in his murder when Medea brought about his death at the hands of his own sons.

Remember Admetus? The Argonaut who cheated death because his wife too his place?

That's Alcestis.

When Admetus asked for the hand of Alcestis, Pelias forced him to accept certain conditions, which, with the help of Apollo during one of his punishments, he met.

Their marriage was a model of connubial bliss, to the extent that Alcestis agreed to die in place of her husband. But after her death, Heracles plunged into Hades and he brought her back more beautiful and younger than ever.

There was also a story that Persephone, moved by Alcestis' devotion, had spontaneously returned her to the land of the living.

So that's the story of Alcestis. Bad luck but fortunate to have someone to help herself out.

Next is the king of Scheria who was grandson of Poseidon—my nephew—who was hospitable to strangers, including Odysseus and Medea and Jason of the Argonauts.


A/N: I'm saving this story mostly for when I have writer's block or need a break from other fanfictions since learning anything from Greek and Roman myths can help me come up with ideas for the Trials of Apollo part of The Tales of series, Animorph Percy, and the Legacy series (crossover of Naruto and Percy Jackson). Although I worked on this chapter because I got a new copy of Dictionary of Classical Mythology as my last copy was starting to fall apart, and I wanted to break in the new book.

Speaking of the legacy series, I have a new poll for it. I need a Roman divine heritage for Yugito, and you can pick either Child of or Legacy of either Apollo, Ceres, or Bacchus since they're the only Olympians of both Greek/Roman forms that don't have a representative in the Prophecy. I would of added Bellona, but I checked and although Romans respected her, she was still a minor goddess (It just shows the difference in how Roman and Greeks treat their minor gods and goddesses).

The poll is similar to what I did for Hinata, but instead of minor gods and goddesses there are options of Legacies of Apollo, Ceres, and Bacchus. You can find the poll on my biopage. Please vote on that poll.

For those not a fan of Naruto but want to help. I can't post the link for Yugito to help you guys pick the best Olympian for her, but I can give you her full name so you can search her: Yugito Nii.