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Q&A When using mythology in your writing, can you change certain small aspects of some myths to fit into your story?

I'm writing a book that takes place in modern day but also involves the Greek gods and goddesses and Greek mythology. Is it frowned upon to change a small part of a certain myth to make it fit into...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Nsim‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:54:54Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Nsim‭ · 2019-12-08T06:54:54Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm writing a book that takes place in modern day but also involves the Greek gods and goddesses and Greek mythology. Is it frowned upon to change a small part of a certain myth to make it fit into your story? For example, I want to incorporate a certain minor god from Greek mythology in my book but, in the myth, he was killed as a child. Can I write that he somehow came back to life and lived to adulthood in secret, so he can help my main character in my book?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-08-18T23:08:16Z (over 7 years ago)
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