Antigone Creative Writing

Imagine you are a demigod sent by Zeus to help one of the characters in the play Antigone. Using the
Story Cubes from one of the included sets, write a story detailing your character’s identity and
mission. You may use as many Story Cubes from one picture as you need, and you may use them
multiple times throughout your story. Above all, be creative!

Story Cube Set # 4

Intro: 
A flash of lightning strikes the Earth below, resulting in a powerful vibration. All of Olympus
knew that something was horribly wrong to cause Zeus to project lightning bolts down at Earth. The
gods and goddesses nearby cautiously approached the mountain, not the startle the angered god. 
Artemis was the first to confront the troubled god, bow in hand, and asked what has caused
the disturbance. He was too ashamed to face Artemis but told her that he must do something about
a king who reigns on Earth. Zeus begins flipping through a book and points to a passage and above
a depiction of fire and chaos. Terrified, Artemis asks “what caused the madness?” Zeus’ only
response, “Humans.” He continues, saying “that without our interference the humans destroy
themselves. I’ve made the mistake once, and won’t let it happen again. I’m angered at how no
matter what, these humans cause destruction.” Then closes the book and turns to Artemis, “Don’t
you have an apprentice right now?” “Yes I do, and she’s doing a wonderful job learning!”, Artemis
replied happily. 
By this time, many of the other gods and goddesses have joined the two. Overhearing the
whole conversation and coming up with their own solution. Finally, with the help of Zeus and
Artemis they proposed that Artemis should send her apprentice to meet the king. She agrees and
leaves to tell her apprentice the news. 
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Story: POV Demigod
“Wow, Earth is a lot stranger than what the texts say, it’s odd being on the ground and not in
the clouds”, the demigod thinks to herself. She recalls what Artemis told her, which is to get a
human name, meet the king, and save Thebes. She examines her surroundings and notices a brook
with a fountain and blossoming flowers, in awe of the beautiful sight she comes up with the name
Chloe. Satisfied with her new name, she makes her way to meet this “King Creon”.
It doesn’t take her long since he was announcing a speech to the people. She joins the crowd
and listens to what he has to say. He finishes and returns to his throne, which Chloe follows close
behind. She gets stared at by all the guards who are wondering who this unusual person is. Creon
sits down and is face to face with her. Startled by her presence, he asks “What are you here for?”.
She states her business, and he looks back in disbelief. She stated that if he remains on the path
he’s currently on it’ll end in ruin. Creon insists that he knows how to rule and what she says isn’t
true. Chloe reveals that she is a demigod sent from the gods to help, so he better start listening. 
Creon continues to let his ego control him, ignoring each warning she gives. Chloe is losing
hope that she can sway his actions, so she creates an analogy. She introduces a turtle, how they
can swim but cannot fly.  No matter how hard the turtle tries, it will never be able to fly. But instead
of worrying about what it can’t do, it should focus on what it can do. She then compares the turtle to
Creon, and how he has the potential to do what’s right and be a noble ruler like the turtle has the
potential to be an excellent swimmer. But Creon is too distracted by killing Antigone for her actions
like the turtle is too distracted by wanting to fly. So in the end, the turtle will never be the best
swimmer because it didn’t practice and Creon won’t be a good leader.  So she asks him again “what
will you do?”.