i told people that i would make a story like this! i hope you all like it! enjoy...will be pothena!
~PrincessOfWisdom-AnnabethChase~
It was the early days of Greece. The Olympian council consisted of Hestia instead of Dionysus.
People were beginning to explore Gaia (A/N:For all you who don't really know mythology Gaia is Earth).
Coming upon new lands, discovering new wonders and trying their hand at new things.
A group of Greeks established a small, un-named town in lower Greece, they were patronless but which God or Goddess would be their patron?
Mount Olympus
Athena was at her desk weaving a beautiful tapestry that seemed to move whenever light touched it a certain way.
She hummed a Greek lullaby as she worked, her mind raced at a speed of 1000 meters a minute (A/N:All countries other than the u.s use the metric system which is why I said meters instead of miles)
She finished her tapestry and held it at different angles as if to catch any mistakes as if there were any.
"Finished" she said.
She hung the beautiful weaving next to the others.
Hermes appeared in Athena's study with a pop.
He hovered in the air as he waited for Athena to notice him.
"Hello Hermes" Athena said and turned to greet her half-brother.
"Good day to you Athena" Hermes said and handed her a scroll.
"Father would like you to apply to become the new city-state's patron" Hermes said after the goddess of wisdom read the scroll and rolled it up.
"Would you tell father that I would love to?" Athena asked and handed the messenger 5 drachmas.
"I will" Hermes said and disappeared with a pop.
Athena took a scroll down from the shelves and unrolled it to find a map of Greece.
She pin-pointed the spot where the new city-state was and circled it with ink.
Zeus had told everyone the day before the there was a new city-state but he never mentioned anything about patrons for the new province.
Athena stood up and smoother her chiton and walked to the throne room where she was greeted by the council of the gods.
Athena sat in her throne next to her step-mother, Hera, and half-sister, Artemis.
"We must have a patron for the new province!" Zeus said "Any volunteers?" he eyed Athena.
Athena cleared her throat and every gd or goddess looked at her.
"I would like to Father" Athena said.
"Very well you may..." Zeus was cut short by hid brother Poseidon, god of the seas.
"I would like to be this city-state's patron as well" Poseidon said.
Athena glared at him.
"Okay" Zeus said "who should be their patron?"
Hestia cleared her throat.
"Yes Hestia?" Zeus asked.
"May I make a suggestion Brother?" she asked.
"Of course dear sister" Zeus replied.
"Let the people choose" Hestia said.
"What do you mean Hestia?" Hera asked.
"Both Poseidon and Athena present the people with a gift" Hestia explained "and the people choose which one is better."
Demeter nodded her head.
"This sounds like a peaceful agreement with no quarrel" Demeter said.
"All in favor?" Zeus asked.
"I" every god or goddess said and raised their hands.
"It is done" Zeus said he looked from his daughter to his brother "you two will go to the people tomorrow and present them with a gift and they will choose who's they like best...whomever wins gets to be patron."
"Yes Father" and "Yes Brother" was heard from the god and goddess the Lord of the skies addressed.
Athena stood up, smoothed her chiton and left to her study and Poseidon left to his undersea palace.
Both had similar thoughts running through their heads.
Athena's thoughts
"Why did it have to be him? I don't want to compete with him! If I win he'll never like me! I could drop out. But Father wants me to be the patron. Maybe I can make a gift so horrible they won't like it! Why I give this city-state up? I might never get another chance! Hades! I'm not even sure if I like him! Who do I want to make happy? Me or him?
Athena debated stuff in her head as she paced back and forth in her study with her owl hooting on its perch next to the window.
She finally decided that she was going to make herself happy and not him and went to work on her plans.
The owl flew down and touched down on her desk and hooted.
Athena laughed and stroked the owl's head.
"Hey Owl" (A/N:this is the first owl so that's why his name is owl...it's also immortal with her).
Athena wanted to make a gift the people would use!
Owl hooted and pecked at the branch at his feet.
"That's it!" Athena said suddenly.
Owl wa perched on a branch with a little round ball on the end. She invented it when Owl was first-born so that he would have a home.
She plucked a leaf off of the branch and made the small leaf multiply and from those leaves storing branches and from the branches a trunk and finally some roots.
Athena watched as the olives grew on the tree completing her gift to the city, the olive tree was fully invented.
Poseidon's thoughts
Poseidon ended up pacing in the throne room of his magnificent palace under the sea.
"Why her! I like her! If I win then she hates me for winning but if I lose then she thinks I'm a loser and if I drop out everyone will think I'm weak! Agh! Why is this so hard! It would be easier if I didn't like her! Curse love!" Poseidon argued back and forth in his head, his fin swishing in annoyance(A/N: in acient times i picture poseidon in the sea witha mermaid teail...i watch to much spongebob)
Poseidon sat down in his throne and his fin turned to legs and feet. He waved his trident and a large, marble dish appeared in the area.
In the dish was a statue that resembled what looked like a sprout of water and from the middle of the sprout was a trident.
Poseidon waved his trident again and water sprayed from each tip of the trident and out the side of the water sprout.
Poseidon leaned forward and inspected it.
He changed the color from white to a soft sea foam green.
He sat back down and admired his work for a little while before falling asleep at his throne.
Day of the Competition
Poseidon and Athena had suddenly appeared in the town's center, scaring quite a few mortals, at sun high.
They each had their gifts covered up.
A man in a white tunic ran out and demanded to know what was going on.
"I am Athena Goddess of Wisdom and this is Poseidon Gos of the Seas. We each present you with a gift. Whichever gift you prefer the creator of the gift shall be your new patron" Athena explained and the people began to nod their heads.
"Very well" the man said "You may reveal your gifts."
"Ladies first?" Poseidon asked.
"Thank you" Athena said and stepped forward.
"Good people of this new city-state I present you with the Olive tree!" Athena said and her friend Nike tore the fabric covering the gift off of the new tree.
These little round things that grow on the tree are eadible and are very delicious. This tree will always grow and bear fruit even in the winter time!" Athena said and everyone looked impressed.
Poseidon stepped forward adn tore the covering off of hif gift.
A beautiful foutain stoof in fron of all the people there.
"This fountain is magnificently beautiful and will bring good sailing fortune to this new city-state" Poseidon said.
"Can we use it to drink and water crops?" a woman asked.
Poseidon silently cursed...he forgot to turn the water into fresh water!
"No" Poseiodn said.
"Very well" the man in the white tunic said.
"Who's do we like better?!" he yelled and most people said Athena's name.
"The people have chosen Athena's gift" the man said "I am sorry Lord Poseidon."
"You shall still be blessed with good sailing fortune" Poseidon said and left.
"Hail Athena, Goddess of Wisdom! Patron of our city of Athens!" the man yelled and kelt before Athena, the citizens fallowed his lead.
"Thank you my people" Athena said and left to Mount Olympus.
Little did she know that Poseidon would hold a grudge even after Athens became a powerful city!
i hoped you guys like it! these stories will be froma ncient times to PJO times to future where Pothena might be a reality!
i hoped you liked it! you also just saw the first election and the birth of democracy!
~PrincessOfWisdom-AnnabethChase~
