A Bewitching Hostess

By Patrice Martinez

Under the starry sky of Kassos Island, located in the Aegean Sea, an old skimmer tells his grandson his many adventures around the Mediterranean. This old pirate, Electryon, tells the child his ancient odyssey over the Tyrrhenian Sea, including a particularly strange event, experienced in the region of Campania. After a thrilling shipwreck, Electryon and his friend Calomos will be received by a strange hostess: the mysterious Circe…

• Language: English
• Publisher: BadPress
• Release date: Nov 5, 2017
• ISBN: 9781507197523

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Patrice Martinez

A Bewitching Hostess

Short story

Phanès-éditions

ISBN: 979-10-91877-54-1

Illustration: Evelyn De Morgan – The love potion -

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Martinez Patrice

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At the Aegean Sea peak, the Titan Coeus’s arch unfurled its dark cloak, seeded with diamond shards – the stars glittered in the Milky Way. Snuggled between the Great Crete and Karpathos, Kassos Island unveiled its wild beauty through the full moon Circe. The shitty shores of Cyclades pearl married the languid Crete Sea rolls. Sublime Aphrodite could have emerged from this pearly foam, finishing on the many Kassos breakers, which the Athenian Alliance warships dreaded to fail. Perched over a promontory, a fishing hut faced notus breath, a southerly wind. This summer Aeolus carried spray to the humble hovel threshold and deposited its briny aroma near the nostrils of two radiant souls.

Near a fire flame, an old man and his grandson enjoyed quality time. The old sailor, whose face had been carved by time, told the boy his past adventures for the umpteenth time. He had spent most of his life seafaring, and not even a thick encyclopaedia could have carried all his stories. His cracked lips from salty air and austere climatic conditions illuminated his unlikely exotic country odysseys, which germinated mostly from his fertile imagination. Electryon was really