by Ruby Celeste Wetzel
Daphne
A beautiful nymph
Fleeing from great Apollo
Why, now she’s a tree!
Persephone
Out in the meadows
No one but Persephone
Wait, where has she gone?
Hermes
The messenger god
Flying around everywhere
Just look at him go!
Titans
Children of Gaia
They overthrew their father
It happened again!
Charon
In the underworld
How would ghosts get across Styx?
By Charon, of course.
Otus & Ephialtes
Sons of Poseidon
Hera, Artemis, love us
Don’t kill me, brother!
Theseus
What a great hero
He killed the bad minotaur
Bye Ariadne!
Heracles
I’ll become a god
Said the hero Heracles
Wait, what? Two more tasks?
Hera
You’re with my husband
You’ll get punishments often
Ha! You won’t live long!
Cerberus
Three heads? Amazing
But what does he do with them?
His job is to guard.
Attica Contest
Which god should we choose?
Athena or Poseidon?
How ‘bout Athena?
Hades
Hello, I’m Hades
So, did you know you just died?
Welcome to your death!
Zeus
Brave & Mighty Zeus
He is the king of the gods
He looks powerful!
Demeter
What’s she goddess of?
Agriculture and harvest
She controls nature.
Abelis
Well, what do you know?
Abelis is my cousin
He’s the god of taste!
Hestia
Hello, I’m Hestia
Dionysus took my throne
The hearth is open!
Sisyphus
What’s his punishment?
Rolling a rock up a hill?
That is not so bad…
Orpheus
They say: Don’t look back
Tell that to Orpheus, please
But will he listen?
Helios
Wow, it is so hot
Know who to blame? Helios
He is the sun god!
Aphrodite
Ooh, she’s a beauty
Who is she? Aphrodite
The goddess of love.
Dadeluas
You know Dadeluas?
He invented the labyrinth
He’s an inventor.
Kitty Bonus Haiku
Kitties are silly
They do very silly things
Adorable, too.
Ruby Wetzel has read and learned many iterations of Greek Mythology and its many colorful retellings. Ask her to describe any God, Goddess, Nymph, Siren, Greek, Trojan or Roman version and she’ll be happy to fulfill your request. She is currently in 6th grade and lives in Westwood, Kansas with her family. She wrote these haiku at age 9.
Categories: Poetry