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Imagine an origin myth that somebody might use to explain an eclipse, or some other celestial event.

Posted in Fantasy on Apr 5, 2024

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“April Hums” by Alannah Kennedy

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April hums to herself, a tune without much pattern or rhythm to dull out the nagging voices of the other months. She looks down at the thick glass globe, which has discoloured greatly over the last few centuries and wiggles her long fingers some more.  A light shower of rain trickles down onto the leaves, the seas and the people on earth. ‘Too much rain,’ declares the ever-knowledgeable September in monotone. He strokes his long moustache and raises his eyebrows, causing rows of wrinkles to fall like dominos up his large forehead. April...

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“The Darkness Eclipse” by Noted Moments

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It was said that in the quaint village of Elipsia, there, nestled between thick forests and sleeping mountains, the night sky became a canvas of cosmic beauty. Stars twinkled like diamonds, and the moon glowed with a serene light. But every few decades, the villagers would whisper of an ancient legend, a time when the world around them would completely darken for only a moment, and the stars would hide. They called it The Darkest Eclipse.The ancestors said that during this eclipse, an entity, as old as time itself, would descend upon the ear...

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“The Day Ununit Blinded Her Sister” by Eloise Luxart

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“Appa, not again” Atar groaned.He rolled over to face the wall and buried his head under his pillow.The triplets shushed him loudly. All three wore very serious expressions on their faces as they did so.The adventures of Shearashi were their favourite stories and they did not want to miss hearing even a single bit of it. Besides, Atar was never any fun.With one hand on his rounded midsection, Appa’s body shook with the full force of his hearty laugh.“Come now boy. You love this story too” Appa said as he wiped a tear from his eye.“That was b...

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“The Virgin and the Scales” by William Derby

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“Come closer, children. Draw near so you can hear my words. Tell me, who knows the constellation above us? It should be clear, its stars are bright tonight.” The Astrion elder lifted his navy-robed hand and lifted the sleeve to the heavens.   One of the Astrion children timidly lifted his hand. The Elder nodded and the child said, “It is Sincen, the Scales.” “Good, child,” The Elder’s eyes crackled with electricity. “Children, why does Sincen glow tonight?” “Because he is balanced,” the children chorused, their own eyes shining wit...

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“Lack of Soul to Lack of Light” by Emily Venglar

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My Aunt Doris was the storyteller of the family. No one knows where she learned it all, but she had an explanation for everything. Whether it be the seasons, the random chills that pass through the body, or the cause of the clouds of the sky, she had a fantastical myth for every question. Some of them were questionable, but the one I find hardest to shake is the cause of the eclipse. It all started in the kingdom of Selene. In ancient times, Selene was the picture of life and prosperity. There were fountains in every courtyard, murals on eve...

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“When the Night Swallowed the Sun” by Ella Smith

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The sun goddess was beautiful and bright. She outshone the other gods with ease, and the people admired her. They often spoke of her beauty and gave her gifts in appreciation for the light she brought to them, which caused the other gods to become jealous of her. Some of the gods took out their envy in petty ways. The god of water would block her light with rain clouds, and the god of night chased her out of the sky. Others used her light to their advantage, like the moon goddess who used the sun's light to make herself brighter. But no...

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“Aditi’s Eclipse: The Story Behind The Wonder” by Shreeya I

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I’d always grown up with a strong sense of religion in my household. Whenever I needed guidance or I needed a sense of peace, anyone in my household would say that praying is the solution to your problems.  As a strong Hindu believer, we believe (much like Christians), that there is a story behind everything that happened to create the world. Take the creation of life, for example. Only, instead of Adam and Eve, Brahma formed from a lotus and split himself in two to create a male and a female, which then created all other female and mal...

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“Iris' Lament” by PJ Miller

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As the dusk fades out and the moon rises higher in the sky, Iris, goddess of the night, watches over the forest and all of its creatures, from the tiniest spider crawling in its web, to the largest panther stalking its prey. With muddy hands, she touches every closed flower and weed, her flowing cape caressing the dirt behind her. Suddenly, screams and cries break the silence of the night, and she makes her way towards the noise, finding the edge of a cliff and a young group of campers down below, cornered to the rock face by a panther. She ...

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“Father Sun and Mother Moon” by T.J.E. Hostetter

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The Sun is our Father, providing the light for our days. The Moon is our Mother, looking out for us in the darkness. The Earth is our caregiver, providing us with the means to go on living. The Sky and Stars, our older brothers and sisters, forever watching out for us, protecting us from the wicked. When the Moon blocks out the Sun, we are reminded of their eternal love.  Eons ago, the ancient gods ruled over the cosmos. They shined with colorful light. Any luxury was theirs as time had no effect on them. The universe was their canvas....

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“The Land of Perfect Dark” by Ioan Muntean

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It stood in front of me... The darkness fell from the sky and spanned to the left and right of me into the horizon. It formed a wall of black ichor, dead yet alive, and impermeable by light. It stood here for generations... Impassable to time and invincible in form. All magic, from flame to light, fazed through it, eaten by it, forgotten in it. It stood expectantly, gnawing at my curiosity and boldness. What if my finger touched the darkness? Would it gobble me up in a hungry whirlpool of shadow? Or would it let me pass into its fold, show m...

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“Soleil and the Eclipse” by Crowley Foster

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(Warning for very minor mentions of abuse, and being ill. Marking as sensitive content just to be safe, but none of these things are in-depth.)The eclipse does not originate from natural causes.I’d understand your conflict reading that statement. To the average man, a total eclipse is just a product of our solar system, the moon centering itself in front of the sun to block the light of day. What if I told you that this comes from something more unreal, however? That the moon and the sun align in honor of two people in love?My mother told me...

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“The Prophecy's Great Eclipse” by Indigo Simmons

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Date: Shamash, Ayyāru 1Time: 5;45:30Five Days before the eclipse.I have spent my entire adult life mapping and studying the heavens, determined to find out exactly why the moon covers the sun at such precise coordinates and time. The history of my kingdom was established when our ancestors met The Protector and ever since, the eclipse has been an unexplainable phenomenon.When my mother came face to face with The Protector, before I was born, he informed her that one day a natural wonder would occur to mark the beginning of a hundred-year-old...

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“Eclipse: Origin” by YC Son

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Haela is the Sun, Dalia the moon. They are the two sisters that reign upon the Earthen sky, peacefully taking turns sitting vigil over all that happens beneath the sky.***“Dal hasn’t been the same lately,” Haela protested to anyone who would listen as she ascended the marble steps of the Sky Temple, escorted by a chariot of clouds. She stopped at the entrance, standing right before the Line of Horizon and the Guider of Time. “Has she mentioned why?”The clouds seemed to avoid answering her. The Guider of Time, quite aged now, around 4 billion...

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“Kage's Creation” by J.D. Nighthammer

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Before the first drops of rain fell upon the soils of the world, and even longer still before the wars of heaven and gods, there was the eternal darkness we call Kurai. This being existed long before gods and men, the numerous stars and the stars before them, and even the first whisper’s of the cosmos. He was an ancient and eternal darkness who was alone and only ever wanted to be alone.From Kurai came the first question. We do not know of the nature of Kurai’s Question but we do know that out of it’s answer arose Mitsu, the first divine lig...

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“The Curse of the Great Eye” by Joshua Timothy

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The Storyteller took a long toke of her pipe and, blowing the smoke upwards, saw that the sun was already half-obscured by the moon. She looked down at the children sitting before her and said, “Do you know why the streets are fit to bursting with revelers today? Why your mothers and fathers saddled me with you young’uns?”One boy raised his hand. “Because of the eclipse, Auntie?”“Aye,” said the Storyteller. “And do you know why, every twenty-odd years, the moon blots out the sun, cloaking the land in darkness?”The children shook their heads....

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