How Do Greek Mythological Animals Symbolize Traits?

“Take off the lenses,” the Alpha King growls, his voice a low vibration that rattles my bones. “Let them see the monster you’ve hidden. Thalia Thorne was born an abomination. In a world where your eyes dictate your destiny—Gold for the rulers, Blue for the servants—Thalia’s void-black eyes marked her as a Cancer: a curse to be erased at birth. For two decades, she played the part of a ghost. She hid in the human cities, survived on silence, and kept her secret behind a pair of gold contacts. But one night of reckless rebellion ends in a bloodbath, leaving two men dead and Thalia in silver chains. Now, she’s been dragged back to the Great North to face Alpha King Rael(A true Gemini, born with golden eyes). She is accused of murdering the King’s brother and practicing forbidden witchcraft. The penalty is death of found guilty, but Rael has a different torture in mind. Especially since he’s a cursed Alpha with no mate for centuries now and he’s been going into rut. But Thalia doesn’t break. Instead, she ignites. As a fated bond snaps into place between the hunter and his prey, a dark prophecy begins to awaken. With the eyes of the kingdom on her and the King’s hands around her throat, Thalia must decide: Will she continue to hide the darkness in her blood, or will she show them why Cancers are the most feared sign of all? First one has to figure out why the throne was built on a lie. And why Thalia Thorne is the gospel truth that will burn it down.

My wife, Cassia, was a wood nymph. A cursed one. Forbidden to love mortals. But she fell for me anyway. Every time her heart fluttered for me, the gods struck her down with agony. She willingly endured that torture ninety-nine times just for a chance to be with me. Then, demons dragged me to Tartarus. Hellfire and whips became my sun and moon. Right as I was about to break, I remembered a prayer Cassia taught me—a desperate whisper to the gods. It finally worked. But instead of help, I heard Cassia talking to her patron goddess, Hecate. "Cassia, how could you bargain with the Furies? You let them drag Aiden to Tartarus!" Cassia's voice choked with desperate tears. "Adonis was supposed to suffer this fate. But he's a fragile mortal. This would destroy his soul! I had no choice if I wanted to save him." "Aiden is a child of prophecy. His soul is strong. The Fates watch over him. He'll survive." "Once I save Adonis, I can stay in the mortal realm forever. Then, I'll use my eternal life and all my love to repay the hell he's enduring for me." My heart shattered. As the monsters closed in on me, I stopped fighting. I gave up.

I was Apollo’s most devoted follower, the lover he handpicked from a sea of worshippers. With me, he’d always shed his divine arrogance. He was so tender, so attentive. I actually thought he loved me to the bone. Until seven days before our Consort Ceremony, when I used my gift of prophecy to peek into our future together. I expected to see a lifetime of blinding love. Instead, I saw him violently tangled in the sheets with my adopted sister, Cassandra. Wrapped around him, Cassandra giggled. "You're so good to me, my Lord. Thanks to you, I'll finally get my sister's Sight and take her place as High Priestess." And Apollo—my god, my lover—smiled down at her with pure adoration. "Whatever makes you happy, little bird. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have played pretend for this long, let alone allow her to become a god's consort." In that split second, my heart turned to ash. My faith shattered into a million pieces. With seven days left until the ceremony, I didn't confront them. Instead, I fell to my knees before the altar of Hades, Lord of the Underworld. "I offer you my gift of prophecy. I will be your most loyal follower in exchange for your sanctuary." "Please. Take me away from here. Take me somewhere Apollo can never find me."

Gaia the daughter of Fenrir. The Goddess Of Hell and the Harbinger Of Death. Never wanted a mate, so she blocked the mate bond when she was a child. Gaia wants to live her life and do what she wants when she wants, even indulging in the seven deadly sins, her favourite one being lust. However, Selene the Moon Goddess and her aunt has other plans. She gives Gaia four Alpha mates. Will she agree and succumb to the mate bond? Or will she reject them? Will the bond be plain sailing or a complete disaster filled with betrayal for her past sins? Will her mates show her what it is to be loved and that not all mates are bad? Or will the little hellion lose everything in her quest to be rid of the mate bond? Her mates and life included? Only the Gods know.

Night walkers and the Amber eyes pack were considered the biggest enemies. The two main Alpha’s had ultimate superiority complex. A murder could lead on triggering the werewolf curse hence, Jade the leader of Amber eyes chose to protect his daughter Aurora, from lifting the curse. Alaric the alpha of ‘the night walkers’ pack however, wanted to make his son a Lycan and Zeus kills someone getting the ability to shapeshift. Zeus was trained with leadership qualities and was bought up in such an environment that made him ruthless and imprudent towards life only knowing how to kill, win and rule. Aurora wasn’t aware about her true identity and lives a normal human life until one day she encounters a strange scent from a man, making her follow him. Jade treated his daughter like a princess and wanted her to live happily avoiding the tragedy that happened with his wife Athena, he wanted to protect Aurora from a world that only brought death with it and didn’t want her to end up like Athena. Despite from all Jade’s attempts, destiny couldn’t keep Aurora apart from her true identity, in attempt to escape from the omegas she kills one of them which lifts her werewolf curse, and she finds herself jumbled in the new realm. Zeus captures her in order to have his rival Jade Ogre, wrapped around his finger when he captures his life and soul, Aurora. But, will everything go as planned or things would change while new chapters unfold when he discovers new things about his mate bond. What will happen when Aurora would face the truth about her true identity, can she handle the changes that would occur after meeting the most ruthless alpha who is destined to be her mate bond?

She is not Perfect. And she is not Pure. She is Chaos. And she is Order. She is a Witch. And she is a Goddess. She is cruel. And she is merciful. She is anything you desire her to be. And everything you fear and run from. She can be your Saviour. And she can be your Death. She is a pawn for the gods. And she is insane. * The gods determined her death five years ago, but she survived, and she plans on living long enough to enjoy the life that was nearly taken from her, breaking the laws that keep women from domineering. Leonidas is peace and the only thing that keeps her sane. He is her beginning, and he shall be her end. But she knew that it was all worth it, for his sake.