Chapter 94: A Step Back In Time(2) (1/2)
At the end of the Titan War, the new gods that called themselves the Olympians emerged victorious and divided amongst the three brothers the land that the former King of the Titans ruled.
Zeus received land and sky and they crowned him King of the Gods.
Poseidon received the sea from Oceanus, and lastly, Hades received sovereignty of the Underworld
On the inconspicuous island of Kythera in the Aegean Sea, where the realms of Poseidon and Zeus confronted each other at all times, a similarly inconspicuous seafoam washed up ashore.
From that seafoam, a naked woman arose.
She had platinum-blond hair and clear lilac-blue eyes.
She felt groggy and looked around, confused at her very existence.
However, amidst that confusion, she felt awe as she looked to the beautiful sandy beaches. There was a salty smell in the air, and a cool breeze made the woman's hair slightly flutter.
She didn't exactly have any language to describe the awe she felt at the beauty, but she instinctively sensed it.
Suddenly, she perceived a woman on the rocky side of the beach.
The latter had a fishing rod in her hand, and was counting her maritime harvest and looked proud of herself.
When the fisherwoman caught sight of the naked and unfamiliar woman, the former ran up to the latter.
She exclaimed, ”Don't stay naked like that, you'll catch a cold and....it's dangerous....”
Surprisingly, the woman understood what the other one was saying, and she felt she could even speak.
”Who am I? Where am I?” Those were the only words that came to her mind.
The other woman widened her eyes and took the latter's hand.
She ripped off her clothing and gave it to the naked woman.
”Follow me, we'll get you some shelter.”
The woman confusingly nodded and followed the fisherwoman.
She lived in a very humble hut, with her sons, and they relied on fishing and small-scale agriculture to feed themselves.
Her name was Tyske, and she provided the mysterious woman with everything she would require.
”Do you....have a name?” Tyske asked the stranger.
The woman shook her head.
Tyske nodded in understanding and asked, ”You know, you're as beautiful as the sky, I think the name 'Urania' would fit you well...”
'Urania' seemed to really like her name and nodded fervently.
From a slit in the door, the sons of Tyske snuck glances at Urania. These men were at the prime of their youths, and Urania truly had extraordinary beauty.
Suddenly, one of her sons came in.
He spoke to Tyske, ”Mother, do you remember how Grandfather used to tell us he met a goddess back in Phoenicia? And she was as beautiful as Urania? What was her name?”
Tyske contemplated and replied excitedly, ”Ashtaroth, that's a great name.”
Urania unexpectedly interjected, ”Can I....use that name?”
The son exclaimed, ”Of course!”
From that day on, the woman would be known as Ashtaroth Urania in the region.
One day, a woman from a nearby village visited Tyske.
She was weeping, and she lamented, ”He's going around to visit other women, what can I even do?!”
Urania eavesdropped and felt an unexpected curiosity at these matters of 'love', an emotion that she didn't understand but was incredibly interested in.
She stormed in and said, ”Perhaps, I can....help?”
The woman didn't believe her, but in her desperation, she allowed Urania to visit their home in the village.
The moment Urania entered the village, she became an instant source of gossip, as people wondered who the mysterious beautiful woman was.
Urania followed the woman, and her husband was home.
They had a lot of issues in their relationship, but miraculously, once Urania simply spoke to the two, it was as if love had rekindled like a bright fire between them.