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from my cousins and siblings

at this announcement.

It was unheard of that one Titan

told another what to do.

However, at his words,

I let out a sigh of relief.

I was no longer to be midwife

to my mother’s many births.

But when I stole a glance

at my mother,

I saw her face was ashen,

there was bitter resentment

as she glared at Kronos.

I looked around the room

and understood sharply

what was happening.

My brothers and sisters and I

outnumbered our cousins

by a considerable amount.

The cold truth dawned on me.

We were a threat.

To a God-King who feared

being usurped by his own children,

the progeny of other Gods

were now also a concern.

But Kronos was not done.

‘After a long discussion,

it has also been decided

that the Potamoi will be

River Gods, blessed