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Jacky Hawker's avatar

Thanks Steve, another great story.

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Steve Fendt's avatar

Thanks! Much appreciated!

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murraytai@gmail.com's avatar

Thanks Steve, interesting read

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Steve Fendt's avatar

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it 😊

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Susan's avatar

Great story with a great (happy) ending.

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Steve Fendt's avatar

Thanks!

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Anthi Psomiadou's avatar

In ancient Greek mythology, through the river Acheron, the "psychopomp" Hermes delivered the souls of the dead to Charon, who would then ferry them to the realm of Hades... One of the Gates leading to Hades was located at Lake Acherusia of the Acheron River. However, Lake Acherusia no longer exists—it was drained in the 1960s. The Acheron River, though, still flows through some of the most stunning places in Greece.

So, Aine was about to travel through the "river of woe," the "river of pain," or the "river of lost souls," as it was called—but she fought and came back! (smiley)

I found photos of the Acheron River in Australia. A very beautiful and atmospheric location!

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Steve Fendt's avatar

Thank you, Anthi. The story actually came to me while we were camping by the (Aussie) Acheron. I was intrigued by the name and the river’s presence, and the connection with Greek mythology just presented me with the bones of a story. It also inspired the story Lethe which is here somewhere by the way, and the start of my historical novel Black Spur So it was a productive trip!

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Anthi Psomiadou's avatar

Indeed!

The place seems inspiring!

Lethe? Oh! I will search for it.

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