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Preconceptions on mythical figures(ever tried mixing it up?)

OK, as you can probably see, I like taking mythical things, races, and people and changing the way people see them. Like how most see angels as these sweet, protective figures; I take them, and make them corrupt, and always thinking of an angle. Or demons; most see them as evil tricksters, but what if most of them are just ruff around the edges and pretty much just want to be left alone? Now, quite a few people have done things like that with angels, demons, and deities, but no one seems to want to touch Death(That's one of the reasons I made him and life, who no one ever seems to have any stories about, the center of a big story I'm writing), and there are a lot of other creatures, people, places, and races(like elves, yes elves. they're used a lot, but most people's elves are the same darn thing) that are pegged as pretty much one thing and one thing only that you can spice up with your own imagination. Forget the old rules, there are no rules of how those things have to act or be like; so, if you're like me with a strange imagination, or just want to try something new, try taking something old and over used, and turn it into something totally different! :D Have fun guys, and good luck with your writings! XD

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Permalink Reply by Lindsey Bradford on March 26, 2011 at 10:26pm

One of my earliest pieces (third grade, or thereabouts) was actually a humorous piece depicting Death as an exhausted figure, sick of causing suffering and unable to take a vacation. That being said, I completely understand where this topic is coming from! Personally, I like to take "ordinary" mythical beings and just set them in a different light. For example, taking dragons and making them into kind, generous beings. Or writing centaurs as vulgar, Bacchus-like beasts, instead of the regal, noble creatures that abound in Lewis' and even Rowling's work. As long as you have a fresh viewpoint on something--anything, really--readers will enjoy the refreshing style! There is nothing quite so overplayed as a cliche!

Permalink Reply by Anna L. Walls on March 27, 2011 at 2:24am

Actually, I think centaurs were supposed to be fairly vulgar in original mythology. But, the way I see it, as in all cultures, there are good people and bad people, so I just stretch that concept over into most any culture or race I happen to write about.

Permalink Reply by Maryanne Widau on May 16, 2011 at 9:29pm