The Legend of Eros and Psyche: A Love Beyond Myth

A Love Beyond Myth: The Legend of Eros and Psycheby Hüseyin Akbaba, author of Once Upon a Time in Moscow and The Horseless Riders' OdysseyWhat happens when a mortal woman dares to rewrite the stars?Psyche was never meant to be free. Born into a world where beauty is a curse and gods are unyielding, she was destined to be another tragic name in the annals of mythology. But this is not the story you know.In this bold, poetic, and contemporary retelling, Psyche is more than just a mortal-she is a force of change, a woman who refuses to be defined by divine whims. When she falls in love with Eros, the god of desire, she does not surrender. She fights. She questions. She reshapes destiny itself.A myth retold, but never tamed.A love story, but also a revolution.A woman against gods, a soul against fate.For readers who crave lyrical prose, fierce heroines, and mythologies reimagined for a new era, A Love Beyond Mythbreathes modern fire into an ancient legend.For lovers of mythic poetry with a rebellious heart.Order now and step into a myth reborn. A timeless tale of love, destiny, and defiance-where myths are rewritten and gods are challenged. This reimagining of the Eros and Psyche myth reconstructs the traditional narrative through a contemporary literary lens that emphasizes female agency and questions divine hierarchies. The work engages with classical tradition while offering a different perspective.The novel employs narrative techniques including fragmented chronology, multiple viewpoints, and self-referential commentary to reconsider the power dynamics between mortal and divine. Psyche is presented not as the passive beauty from ancient tellings but as a complex protagonist whose thoughts form an important part of the narrative.The prose alternates between lyrical and modern styles, creating a text where mythic elements and contemporary ideas coexist. This stylistic approach reflects the thematic exploration of in-between spaces-mortal and divine, submission and rebellion, ancient storytelling and modern literary approaches.The work considers how myths serve as cultural carriers of power dynamics, and how retelling them can be an act of reclamation. By developing Psyche's interior world where the original myth is silent, the text transforms a tale of divine whim into a consideration of autonomy, desire, and the transformative potential of love.Rather than idealizing mythic elements, the text questions them, presenting a reorientation of an ancient story where a mortal woman challenges the cosmic order that would make her merely decorative.

• | Author: Huseyin Akbaba
• | Publisher: Independently Published
• | Publication Date: Mar 02, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00114 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: NA
• | ISBN-13: 9798312581348