Page 182 of Styx
‘Rhea needed help. Support. Zeus was close to
my age when she asked me to aid her.
She could not manage his powers alone.
He was far too powerful for his own good
and he needed someone to guide him.
Who better than the Goddess of Wisdom
and Cunning? Ask yourself
what you would do if your children
were devoured by their own fathers?
Ask yourself what you would do
if you lived with a mad king?
Would you not try to save
your own children too?
Would you not pay any price?’
She took a deep breath.
‘And if a Goddess came to you
and begged you to help her protect
a child you knew was in danger,
your own kin, would you not
do everything in your power
to save that child too?’
Her Words Rang True
Especially in this moment,
where one of us held
a newborn child
in their arms.
Metis looked at each
of our faces.
‘How can you blame me,’
she whispered,
