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Three worlds.
One inheritance.

The myth, the frame, and the figure whose defeat brings the goddess into being.

An idol of Durga upon her lion, low light, at a Kolkata Durga Puja pandal.

The Goddess

Durga

The form she takes when the gods cannot.

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Athena, a young Greek girl, arriving in Kolkata — golden afternoon light through a taxi window, holding a stuffed lion.

The Frame

Athena

Far from home, on the first night of Puja, she hears the story for the first time.

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Mahishasura, the asura king — horned ceremonial helm, gold and bronze armor, his buffalo host in the shadows behind.

The Antagonist

Mahishasura

The asura king the gods could not defeat.

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More characters — coming soon.

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