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[WP] Magic is real. Your natural magic ability is determined by how many people died 24 hours prior to your birth. You, and 2 others were born on the day of the greatest massacre in human history.

657 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Were the names of characters in ancient Greek myths generally preexisting, or invented for those stories? If the latter, would they have sounded unusual or obviously mythic to someone who didn't know the story?

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[WP] The highly contagious Babel Virus has altered the speech centers of every living human, making them mutually unintelligible.

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[WP] A con-man has been selling junk as "magical" artifacts for years. One day, they start to work.

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In the middle of the road stands a wolf, its eyes gleaming in the headlights.

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Were the names of characters in ancient Greek myths and legends generally preexisting ones, or ones invented for those stories? If the latter, would they have sounded unusual, or obviously "mythical" to someone unfamiliar with the story?

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[EU?] This is the Story of the Avatar, Master of All 118 Chemical Elements.

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[WP] The universe is coming to its natural end. Humanity's last hope? Going back in time and colonizing the new timeline.

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Any good sources in English on historical/pre-industrial building construction in Korea? Bonus if they have detail on adaptations to different climate zones.

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[EU] "No more knights, no more jesters; only the stones shall remain."

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[WP] Magic is real. Your natural magic ability is determined by how many people died 24 hours prior to your birth. You, and 2 others were born on the day of the greatest massacre in human history.	657	WritingPrompts
Were the names of characters in ancient Greek myths generally preexisting, or invented for those stories? If the latter, would they have sounded unusual or obviously mythic to someone who didn't know the story?	25	AskHistorians
[WP] The highly contagious Babel Virus has altered the speech centers of every living human, making them mutually unintelligible.	16	WritingPrompts
[WP] A con-man has been selling junk as "magical" artifacts for years. One day, they start to work.	13	WritingPrompts
In the middle of the road stands a wolf, its eyes gleaming in the headlights.	13	TwoSentenceHorror
Were the names of characters in ancient Greek myths and legends generally preexisting ones, or ones invented for those stories? If the latter, would they have sounded unusual, or obviously "mythical" to someone unfamiliar with the story?	13	AskHistorians
[EU?] This is the Story of the Avatar, Master of All 118 Chemical Elements.	7	WritingPrompts
[WP] The universe is coming to its natural end. Humanity's last hope? Going back in time and colonizing the new timeline.	3	WritingPrompts
Any good sources in English on historical/pre-industrial building construction in Korea? Bonus if they have detail on adaptations to different climate zones.	2	AskHistorians
[EU] "No more knights, no more jesters; only the stones shall remain."	2	WritingPrompts