I admit it! I originally was intrigued by BSG by all the mythological references peppering its universe. (Well, that and the KLG1 episode, which was the first episode I saw - I went wtf? what's going on? I better catch SciFi's new BSG marathon tomorrow. -and then I was hooked) It's not hard to parallel Apollo with Apollo (the civilized young man) and Artemis with Starbuck (the wild and untamed warrior). But I still get minor squees when the other less-known aspects of the Twin Deities get featured in our pilots! : Apollo is a god of healing and of plagues so Lee would like to send a biological weapon to the Cylons; Artemis is the goddess of all young things so Kara of course would be in charge of nuggets and Kasey!
I have come to love BSG for more that the occasional mythological crumb. Who wouldn't enjoy its great writing (bar the the Woman King) great acting, great soundtrack, and great direction and visuals? But I was reminded of my original hook to BSG when daybreak777 rec'd an Artemis PG-13 fanfic from Yuletide. A stroll back to fanfic memory and voila, ....
I bring you BSG myth!fic rec, aka BSG-fanfic-that-somehow-reference-Greek-m ythology:
1. Who Dares Wins by SelDear (rated T, 2 Sept 05). Its a Zarek fic, y'know, Tom who likes to call Adama Zeus, but this time he's calling Lee and Kara, well, Apollo and Artemis. Bastille Day. Zarek, Kara/Lee.
2. Like Daphne by ancarett (rated R, posted 14 May 05). Who's Like Daphne, who else likes to flee from Apollo? hmmm. Pre-mini. Kara/Lee.
3. Actaeon Hounded by voluse (rated PG-13, 2 May 05) Actaeon was a hunter who mistakenly walked on a naked Artemis bathing. As a punishment, she turned him to a stag, and his own dogs later tore him apart - ouch! Spoilers for Season 1. Gaius/Six, Kara/Lee.
4. Things Remembered by lymiry (M, 7 Dec 05). Long AU novella where the actual Twin Gods get involved in the conflict between the Fleet vs the Cylons (Niobe's children) but at great personal cost to Starbuck and Apollo. Includes a lovely detailed pre-mini history between Kara and Lee. Pilots! are actually about to get together, but then Gods and politics make it impossible for them to be physically together (somewhat like the Sun and the Moon). AU after Home.
5. A Coin for Charon by ancarett (PG, 31 Mar 06) Anyone remember watching Clash of the Titans? Well, Charon's that skeleton who ferries the dead across the Styx to Hades. Lee-centric upto Resurrection Ship 2.
Well, those are the ones I remember liking alot. I know there's more. I seem to remember one about Orion (=Zak or Adama) and one of Cassandra (=Roslin) and another of Ishay (as the god Apollo's follower) and others revolving pagan festivals. If anyone else knows of any other fanfic with overt greek myth references (even if they aren't K/L) please point the way! How about some myth!fic after 2005? Especially now with all those Kara-Prophecies coming out of every closet?
I have come to love BSG for more that the occasional mythological crumb. Who wouldn't enjoy its great writing (bar the the Woman King) great acting, great soundtrack, and great direction and visuals? But I was reminded of my original hook to BSG when daybreak777 rec'd an Artemis PG-13 fanfic from Yuletide. A stroll back to fanfic memory and voila, ....
I bring you BSG myth!fic rec, aka BSG-fanfic-that-somehow-reference-Greek-m
1. Who Dares Wins by SelDear (rated T, 2 Sept 05). Its a Zarek fic, y'know, Tom who likes to call Adama Zeus, but this time he's calling Lee and Kara, well, Apollo and Artemis. Bastille Day. Zarek, Kara/Lee.
2. Like Daphne by ancarett (rated R, posted 14 May 05). Who's Like Daphne, who else likes to flee from Apollo? hmmm. Pre-mini. Kara/Lee.
3. Actaeon Hounded by voluse (rated PG-13, 2 May 05) Actaeon was a hunter who mistakenly walked on a naked Artemis bathing. As a punishment, she turned him to a stag, and his own dogs later tore him apart - ouch! Spoilers for Season 1. Gaius/Six, Kara/Lee.
4. Things Remembered by lymiry (M, 7 Dec 05). Long AU novella where the actual Twin Gods get involved in the conflict between the Fleet vs the Cylons (Niobe's children) but at great personal cost to Starbuck and Apollo. Includes a lovely detailed pre-mini history between Kara and Lee. Pilots! are actually about to get together, but then Gods and politics make it impossible for them to be physically together (somewhat like the Sun and the Moon). AU after Home.
5. A Coin for Charon by ancarett (PG, 31 Mar 06) Anyone remember watching Clash of the Titans? Well, Charon's that skeleton who ferries the dead across the Styx to Hades. Lee-centric upto Resurrection Ship 2.
Well, those are the ones I remember liking alot. I know there's more. I seem to remember one about Orion (=Zak or Adama) and one of Cassandra (=Roslin) and another of Ishay (as the god Apollo's follower) and others revolving pagan festivals. If anyone else knows of any other fanfic with overt greek myth references (even if they aren't K/L) please point the way! How about some myth!fic after 2005? Especially now with all those Kara-Prophecies coming out of every closet?
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