I really have a far-away friend to thank for the inspiration for this. Her interest in Greco-Roman Astronomy and Mythology got me digging around for material on the ancient Greek gods and goddesses. And then I caught her posting on 100 words on regret, which effectively presented 100 words exactly on regret, but in sonnet form!

Well, after that, I could not resist beginning a new sonnet cycle. This one will be my "Regret: ___ " series, beginning with a well-known triangle, the goddess Aphrodite, her husband the god Hephaestus, often known as Lame Vulcan, and the god of war, Ares, who Aphrodite has an affair with. Hephaestus finds out, and traps them in a net from his own forge, a net that is unbreakable. Each character in this series will have something to regret. Here's the first one.