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Authors: Melissa Kyeyune
A Greek God In Harlem
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Miguel and Grace
One of Greece's most beloved myths is that of Perseus and Andromeda. He is the son of Zeus, she is the princess of Ethiopia. He has to rescue her from a sea serpent, ends up doing just that and they get married. They are the founders of the Persians, according to Greek myth.
Tanya Whitford is a beautiful African American community volunteer who teaches Greek mythology in the inner city she grew up in. But watch what happens when she comes across a mysterious book that brings the handsome Perseus to life and he imagines her to be his Andromeda!
About the author:
Melissa Kyeyune wants to take the world by storm with her writings, one story at a time. Either that, or she simply wants to spot one of her books being read in a train station. Now wouldn't that be something?
Copyright © 2012 by Melissa Kyeyune
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Prologue
Perseus walked through the golden pillars and along the marble floor. His mind was unsettled. Why did he have to prove anything to anyone? His golden sandals made no noise as he approached his father's throne.
He would tell his father once and for all that he was not going to The Kingdom of Ethiopia. He was not going to slay Cetus, the sea serpent. The reigning Queen of Ethiopia had summoned the monster after she had declared herself more beautiful than the Nereides. Nobody does that. They just don't.
Personally, Perseus thought the Ethiopian queen was more appealing than the Nereides, but Cetus did not. It was now wrecking havoc over her land and its people. Nothing could tame it.
And that is when the gods of Greece had been summoned. Each of the gods, as mighty as they were, had come up with an excuse not to face the devilish monster, moreover in an unknown land so far away.
It finally came down to Perseus, who was the handsome son of a god. A very important god.
Perseus cleared his throat as he faced the humongous throne of his father, who was holding his head as if in pain.
Zeus looked up and smiled as he saw his beloved son. He knew what his son had come to talk to him about. A bellowing voice said, "Hello son."
Perseus gathered all his courage and stated, "I am not going to Ethiopia."
Zeus frowned and replied loudly, "No. You will do as I say."