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High upon the peaks of Mount Olympus assemble the twelve Olympians, eating Ambrosia and drinking Nectar to refill the immortal ichor in their veins, while plotting the fates of mortals.

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Theseus Vowing to marry a daughter of Zeus, Theseus and his comrade in arms, Pirithous, journey to Sparta and abduct the young demi-god Helen as she dances in the temple of "Artemis Orthia."

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Theseus Returning from Crete, Theseus forgets his fathers order to change his sail to white, and his father leaps from a cliff in despair. Theseus inherits the crown and goes on to unify attica.

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Theseus With the help of princess Ariadne's thread, Theseus enters Daedalus' ingenious Labyrinth, determined to destroy the dreaded Minotaur!
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Atalanta At the funeral games for King Peleus, Atalanta wrestles the Argonaut, Peleus, winning the match through strength and technique.

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Atlanta#3: having grown into a strong young woman, and chaste follower of Artemis, when two lusty centaurs assault her, they discover her savage accuracy with a bow.

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Atalanta King Lasion orders his newborn daughter be left in the forest to die, but Artemis, ever the protector of young girls, sends a she-bear to suckle the child.

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Orpheus Orpheus is allowed to lead Eurydice up on a "Chthonic Ascent", but under one condition; he mustn't glance back at her until they are in the light of the surface.

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Orpheus In the cavernous court, Orpheus performs a song of despair for Hades and Persephone. The tortured shades of Tartarus stop. Even the furies weep.

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Orpheus Orpheus makes his "Chthonic Descent" into the bowels of Underworld, where shades (spirits) pay Charon to ferry them across the river Styx, and Cerberus guards the gates.

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Orpheus Refusing to accept the loss, Orpheus journeys to "The gate to Hades." Desperate to retrieve his lost love from the underworld, he enters with apprehension...

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ATHENA: virgin goddess of wisdom, war, strategy, defense, and city state building towers above Athens, as the city's patron and eternal defender.

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ARTEMIS: twin sister of Apollo, virgin goddess of hunting, wild animals, childbirth, and disease/death of girls.
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