Hephaestus, Persephone at Enna, and Sappho in Leucadia

"Hephaestus, Persephone at Enna, and Sappho in Leucadia" by Arthur Stringer is a compilation of three poetic stories inspired by Greek myths, examining big feelings like love, sadness, and what it means to be human. The stories show the relationships between gods and people with all their struggles. "Hephaestus" is about a god giving up his wife to another, even though he still loves her, showing the difficulty of sacrifice. "Persephone" shares the goddess's view on her time between the real word and the Underworld, and looks at how happiness and sadness can be mixed together. "Sappho in Leucadia" caps off the collection as Sappho thinks about love she's lost and jumps off a cliff, capturing the beauty and weakness of love combined with a feel of deep desire.