//------------------------------// // Legends // Story: Myths // by Mister Phoenix //------------------------------// Apple Bloom sat in class just waiting for that bell to ring. Rolling her eyes at the name the other fillies and colts started calling it. The young Earth pony looked to her right to see that her pegasus friend is fast asleep from the boring lesson at hoof. With her unicorn friend paying close attention with Apple Bloom half listening to Miss Cheerilee. "Styx was a Titan goddness in Greek mythology, daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, thus being one of the Oceanid sisters" Miss Cheerilee spoke to her class noticing that half of her class is asleep ir bored. "She was the goddness of the River Styx, and wife to the Titan Pallas, with whom she had four children; Zelus, Nike, Kratos and Bia." Apple Bllom's head rose in curiosity, growing interested in the study now. "Styx fought on the side of Zeus and the Olympians during the Titanomachy, the great war between the Titans and the Olympians, the latter emerging victorioud. To honor her, Zeus gave her the name to the binding oath that was taken by the gods" Miss Cheerilee finished. The bell soon rang letting the colts and fillies wake up from they slumber for the knowledge that lunch time is now. Before Miss Cheerilee could speak the class ran outside to enjoy the smell of freedom before that bell rang once more. Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Apple Bloom say on an picnic table with their lunch resting on the table. "I don't believe Miss Cheerilee is making us sit though that boring lesson!" Scootaloo cried out in frustration "Why are you complaining? You been asleep for the whole lesson?" Sweetie Belle question "I would be asleep if it wasn't so boring" Scootaloo argue back "Please" Sweetie Belle said with an eye roll. "You go to sleep in class then a dragon" Apple Bloom let out an small laugh looking at Scootaloo's shock look, frozen on her face. "Well, well, umm....Shut up!" Scootaloo said smiling in victory causing the others two to let out an laugh. "Umm..." an voice said causing the Cutie Mark Crusaders to looked at the two Earth ponies standing by their table. "You mind if we sat by you?" Diamond Tiara question "Sure-" Sweetie Belle said before Scootaloo held her mouth closed. "Group chat" Scootaloo said causing the Crusaders to go into an small circle "You're being ridiculous, Scootaloo" Sweetie Belle said looking at her pegasus friend. "No I'm not! Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon bully us for almost a year!" Scootaloo said, argue back "Well ahem on the half mark ah believe that those two can change but again they did bully us" Apple Bloom said, her yellow eyes moved to Sweetie Belle. "Ahh! So we have an yes, an no, and an maybe" Sweetie Belle said questioning how that those three are spit in half. The bell rang causing the fillies and colts in moan in displeasure, knowing that there was another boring lesson was about to begin. "Ahem paired with Diamond. Ya two are lucky" Apple Bloom said looking at Scootaloo's dumb smile. "It not that bad Apple Bloom think this way Diamond can finally have an shot to show that she truly reformed" Sweetie Belle said causing Scootaloo to roll her eyes. "Look if any happens we can make an revenge plan to get back at her" Scootaloo said causing Sweetie Belle to slap the back of her head. "Ow" Scootaloo let out rubbing her head "No revenge plan" Sweetie Belle said causing Apple Bloom to laugh at her pegasus friend. "Why do I hang out with you girls again?" She question causing the others to laughs "Because you love us" Sweetie Belle said causing Scootaloo to think "Umm...No I don't think that it" Scootaloo said thinking more about it. "Sweetie can ya give me an list on good myths to do?" Apple Bloom asked "Well it all matters on what you want to know about. Each of them have they own myth and legend that really do stuck you in" Sweetie Belle said "Yeah ya right. Ah just have to wait to see what Diamond an' ah what to do" Apple Bloom said "Speaking of which, what are we going to do Sweetie?" Scootaloo wondered "I was thinking Eros, that myth is really fun to look into" Sweetie Belle said Apple Bloom shook her head while she watched her two friends fight over that the god is awesome and cool enough to study. Apple Bloom let out an small tired yawn. Waking up earier then normal to finish her chores up so she can the rest of her Saturday. To spend with Diamond Tiara studing ancient mythology That where the young Earth filly stood outside, standing on the door mat before the yellow coated filly giving the door an few knocks. An pink coated filly with an light purple mane with a steak of white while wearing an tiara on her head with her cutie mark being an tiara. "Apple Bloom, I'm so glad that you made it!" Diamond Tiara said pulling Apple Bloom into an hug. A light red blush began to grow on Apple Bloom face at how the hug felt, surprising it was warm and comfortable. Shaking those thoughts away, Apple Bloom broke the hug "Sorry ah don' think ahem ready to hug ya" Apple Bloom causing Diamond Tiara's eyes to fall to the ground "Oh right. Please come in" Diamond said invited Apple Bloom in. "No need to be sorry, ah just need to trust ya more" Apple Bloom said, noticing she made her new friend more depressed "Ah mean that ya a good friend but we haven' be friends for awhile to get on the level of hugs" Apple Bloom said, trying to get Diamond Tiara smile again. Noticing she did her job seeing an small smile, forming it way on her face. Apple Bloom sigh in relief Her smile so cute Apple Bloom thought, before her eyes widen in shock at what she just thought about. "Oh Apple Bloom. I know what, why are you blushing?" Diamond Tiara question clearly noticing Apple Bloom's crimson red blush "It just really hot in here" the county filly lied with an nervous laugh. "Okay then. What I was saying, I know what myth do to" Diamond Tiara said, finishing her sentence. "What is it?" Apple Bloom question with the pink coated filly showing her the page. Aphrodite was the goddess of love, desire and beauty. Apart from her natural beauty, she also had a magical girdle that compelled everyone to desire her. There are two accounts of her birth. According to one, she was the daughter of Zeus and Dione, the mother goddess worshipped at the Oracls of Dodona. However, the other account, which is more prevalent, informs us that she arose from the sea on a giant scallp, after Cronus castrated Uranus and tossed his severed genital into the sea. Aphrodite then walked to the shore of Cyprus. In a different version of the myth, she was born near the island of Cythrea, hence her epithet "Cythrea" Aphrodite was married to Haphaestus; however, she had an affair with her brother Ares, god of war. When Haphaestus found out about the affair, he devised a plan and managed to humiliate his wife and her lover to the other Olympians. Her holy tree was the myrtle, while her holy birds were the dove, the swan, and the sparrow. Aphrodite represented affection and the attraction that binds ponies together. Apple Bloom finished reading about the small myths her eyes dirfting over to Diamond Tiara in some weird way. Diamond reminded Apple Bloom of Aphrodite with Diamond Tiara natural beauty. Diamond Tiara turned to look at Apple Bloom with an smile, the young yellow Eath filly noticing the two nose are almost touching. With an small space between the two fillies. Without even an second thought Apple Bloom leaned forward to press her lips agaients Diamond Tiara's lipd. The pink filly eyes widen before she closed them in pure pleasure with the two sharing an passionately kiss. The two soon broke apart, locked in each other eyes "Why?" Diamond Tiara question "Ah don' know. I just find ya well beauitful an' just ya smile is pretty cute too" Apple Bloom said causing Diamond to blush "But I'm just trying to turn over an new leaf. Why do you like me?" Diamond Tiara question "Ah don' know but ah like ya" Apple Bloom explain "But what if this doesn't work out?" Diamond asked "Well there two ways this can end in an myth. Or an legend" Apple Bloom said before she kissed Diamond again Fiction is written with reality and reality is written with fiction. We can write fiction because there is reality and we can write reality because there is fiction; everything we consider today to be myth and legend, our ancestors believed to be history and everything in our history includes myths and legends. Before the splendid modern-day mind was formed our cultures and civilizations were conceived in the wombs of, and born of, what we identify today as "fiction, unreality, myth, legend, fantasy, folklore, imaginations, fabrications and tall tales." And in our suddenly realized glory of all our modern-day "advancements" we somehow fail to ask ourselves the question "Who designated myths and legends as unreality? But I ask myself this question because who decided that he was spectacular enough to stand up and say to our ancestors "You were all stupid and disillusioned and imagining things" and then why did we all decide to believe this person? There are many realities not just one. There is a truth that goes far beyond what we are told today to believe in. And we find that truth when we are brave enough to break away from what keeps everybody else feeling comfortable. Your reality is what you believe in. And nobody should be able to tell you to believe otherwise.