Anastasia Nikas: A Tragic Hero In Homer's Odyssey

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Anastasia Nikas, you’ve probably never heard of her, she isn’t one of the important heroes people have heard about. Anastasia has the special power of talking, communicating, and sometimes seeing the dead. She can also see when a person is going to die. . She is the daughter of Hades, the God of the Underworld. That would also be another reason you haven’t heard of her. Hades doesn’t want anyone knowing about her because she has a very strange power, one that is very rare and has only been seen in one other before her, and he didn’t have a very happy ending. Anastasia is an unusual demigod, not only because of her power but because she is one of three children of Hades. She has never met her siblings, or even heard of them.
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Why?” asked Anastasia confused.
“That is where your father and I met.” her mom answered.
“That is where you met Hades.” She was starting to m=not believe her. “Right because you met a Greek god at an old dock and-”
“It wasn’t an old dock when Hades and I met. It was just put in but the city didn’t take care of it properly and it slowly died away.” Her mom interrupted.
Anastasia got up and grabbed a coat and her earbuds and phone and looked at her mom waiting for her to tell her the rest of the instructions.
“Hermes will explain everything when you get there. Be safe. I will see you when you get home. Love you!” Her mom hurried her out the door.
When Anastasia arrived at the dock she did what her mother told her to do. She jumped three times at the end of the dock and she waited.
Nothing happened. She waited a little longer and when she went to turn around to leave there was a man standing right in front of her.
“I have been waiting for this day. Before we get started I will say right now, I only assume you know that I am Hermes. I am here to explain your peculiar dreams.” He looked at her waiting for her to motion that she