Mythology Meets Color Theory
“The sisters instructed their heirs in this manner, and the heirs listened.”
“‘Look closely and learn well,’ they told their children, on returning home.”
“The Sisters loved their new heirs and were all proud of them.”
“What resulted was both like and unlike Green. He was called Yellow.”
“Unlike her sisters, Green did not ask her parents for their help.”
“He was the synthesis of Blue and Black. He was called Indigo.”
“For the purpose of her work, Blue went to her father, Black.”
“She was the synthesis of Red and White. She was called Rose.”
“For the purpose of her work, Red went to her mother, White.”
“Humanity needed mothers and fathers of civilization - gods that were like humans.”
“Yet for all their physical loveliness, the Sisters were disappointed with humans.”
“Humanity was crafted thus, with skin a mix of all three colors.”
“The Green Lands, an endless forest, the world of creation and evolution.”
“The Blue Lands, even and fertile, the world of prosperity and legacy.”
“The Red Lands, islands of fire, the world of death and rebirth.”
“With great care, Black and White split the disc-world into three.”
“Each thought their lot was best, and yet, each had their doubts.”
“Blue and Red became jealous of each other, and their given lots.”
“Alas, the three daughters of Black were young and stubborn and clever.”
“In the end, she could only save three things from all death.”
“So Red introduced fire to the world, neither a blessing or curse.”
“Blue touched the ground, and made it so her power was felt.”
“With the ground so established, Green then set herself to filling it.”
“So Blue took her power, and drew a circle upon the ground.”
“First, Green made the ground, the foundation for all her further works.”
Crafting fiction from science, explaining science through fiction.
“The sisters instructed their heirs in this manner, and the heirs listened.”