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Hades And The Greek Gods Are Dead Summary

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re are two lies: No wolves ever lived among the sheep, and the Greek Gods are dead. You believe this because you are walking down a street, cracked pavement, blue sky stretching like a bruise, the sun is shining. Nothing false can ever happen under that sun, someone once said, it is our only truth, and you believe this, fickle fingers and an old ignorance, a single candle illuminating your way in the dark.

Here is the truth; you are not alone in the dark. Hades is there, with you, smoke billowing from his lips, dirt staining the hem of his jeans, dried blood underneath his fingernails. He is the loneliness of the homeless, the desperation of the poor, cracked pipes, shadows that have faces, teenagers who are too young for any of this, bad breath. He is the happiness of a beggar as a stranger presses a dollar into their hand, he relies upon the kindness of others to live. Hades is also here, in you, a ticking time bomb, light spilling into the room, a crescendo. Hades is a child, walking on the edge of a footpath, perhaps he will fall, but perhaps he will fly, it all comes down to the inevitable spin of the dice, dancing. …show more content…

They are living in your skin. It’s worth living in. They are under everyone’s skin, creaking ships and deserted houses, overgrown gardens where the flowers mix with weeds until both become one. Who is the infection and who is the infector? Who came first, the god or the man? Perhaps both breathe together, two thin threads of life entwined, a bridge between the immortals and the

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