The rays from the strong Apollo's sun chariot were now just a
fading glow on the west horizon, and the sky was turning grey and blank,
awaiting the moon. Artemis, goddess of the moon and wild things, sighed as
she prepared to drive the silver moon chariot after her brother. Her very
wavy brown hair was tied back in a satin blue ribbon and her light grey
eyes darted about as she mounted the chariot, ready to let the moons silky
silver light comfort the humans far below.
With a frown upon her delicate face, Artemis began her lonely ride
across the sky. "How lonely I am with no one to gaze or smile at me
during the night!" She thought to herself. Artemis was lonely and
depressed because her ride across the Earth was boring and dull, for
no humans were around to laugh, praise, dance, smile or watch as she
swept across the sky. She rode on feeling sorry for herself, and the
moon didn't shine as bright as it should have that night.
Artemis entered the dazzling golden gates of the grand Mount Olympus
sometime near morning. Her strong twin brother, Apollo, god of the
sun, came to greet her. When he saw the forlorn expression she had,
eyes dull, mouth frowning, his own hazel eyes instantly filled with
concern for his sister.
"What's wrong?" He asked her.
"Everything," she replied, "every night I get so lonely, the only
thing I see is black sky and an occasional sleeping mortal."
"And that's bad because?"
"Unlike you, I have no one to comfort me when I go out for the night,
I'm bored and lonely!" Apollo stared at his sister, he had never seen
her in such a rage.
"I'll think of something to please you," He said as he waved goodbye
and flew off with the rising sun, like a painted picture on canvas,
the sun was a miraculous mix of yellow, oranges and reds. Artemis
looked on with a meek smile.
Apollo thought and thought all day, his brow furrowed in
concentration. He nearly drove the sun into the Earth! "AH HA!" He
yelled cheerily, because he had an idea, "I will make a mortal human
stay up to keep her company!"
Apollo told his sister the idea. "That seems...okay," Artemis said as
she found a human, named Allen.
Two nights later Allen came to the two gods, pleading to be set free.
Allen's shiny blonde hair was tousled and dirty, and his blue eyes
fatigued. He walked in a gauche way, swaying this way and that from
being so tired.
"I can't see my family and I get too tired... I have to work also," he
begged. The gods had no choice but to let him go, pitying his
lugubrious, and sad face.
Artemis got so bored and lonely that her once cheery grey eyes turned
lackluster and dull, the moon didn't shine as it used to, just a faint
glimmer. One night Zeus, almighty king of gods, descended from his
golden throne to talk to Artemis. His grim face made Artemis gloomy.
There was a mischievous spark in his blue eyes that Artemis could not
see.
"Artemis, I understand you are lonely and the moon doesn't shine, I
can't have it and I'm fed up!" he in a miffed voice.
"I know that, and I refuse to do anything unless you have a solution."
She answered back strongly.
"I think I do have a solution... Stars."
"What?"
"Stars." Zeus said, a playful smirk appearing on his face as he took
a very Lilliputian twinkiling bright light out of his pocket,
surrounded it with clouds and blew on it. As the tiny bits of clouds
fluttered into the night, Zeus hurled a powerful lightning bolt at
them and they began to glow and flicker, they seemed to move and dance
merrily. Artemis was overcome with awe. "Thank you Zeus!" She called
happily as she set off.
Artemis was cheery once more. She laughed all night with the gleeful
stars beside her,as her faithful companions, and the moon is now
always bright. From that day on, we've had stars.
With a frown upon her delicate face, Artemis began her lonely ride
across the sky. "How lonely I am with no one to gaze or smile at me
during the night!" She thought to herself. Artemis was lonely and
depressed because her ride across the Earth was boring and dull, for
no humans were around to laugh, praise, dance, smile or watch as she
swept across the sky. She rode on feeling sorry for herself, and the
moon didn't shine as bright as it should have that night.
Artemis entered the dazzling golden gates of the grand Mount Olympus
sometime near morning. Her strong twin brother, Apollo, god of the
sun, came to greet her. When he saw the forlorn expression she had,
eyes dull, mouth frowning, his own hazel eyes instantly filled with
concern for his sister.
"What's wrong?" He asked her.
"Everything," she replied, "every night I get so lonely, the only
thing I see is black sky and an occasional sleeping mortal."
"And that's bad because?"
"Unlike you, I have no one to comfort me when I go out for the night,
I'm bored and lonely!" Apollo stared at his sister, he had never seen
her in such a rage.
"I'll think of something to please you," He said as he waved goodbye
and flew off with the rising sun, like a painted picture on canvas,
the sun was a miraculous mix of yellow, oranges and reds. Artemis
looked on with a meek smile.
Apollo thought and thought all day, his brow furrowed in
concentration. He nearly drove the sun into the Earth! "AH HA!" He
yelled cheerily, because he had an idea, "I will make a mortal human
stay up to keep her company!"
Apollo told his sister the idea. "That seems...okay," Artemis said as
she found a human, named Allen.
Two nights later Allen came to the two gods, pleading to be set free.
Allen's shiny blonde hair was tousled and dirty, and his blue eyes
fatigued. He walked in a gauche way, swaying this way and that from
being so tired.
"I can't see my family and I get too tired... I have to work also," he
begged. The gods had no choice but to let him go, pitying his
lugubrious, and sad face.
Artemis got so bored and lonely that her once cheery grey eyes turned
lackluster and dull, the moon didn't shine as it used to, just a faint
glimmer. One night Zeus, almighty king of gods, descended from his
golden throne to talk to Artemis. His grim face made Artemis gloomy.
There was a mischievous spark in his blue eyes that Artemis could not
see.
"Artemis, I understand you are lonely and the moon doesn't shine, I
can't have it and I'm fed up!" he in a miffed voice.
"I know that, and I refuse to do anything unless you have a solution."
She answered back strongly.
"I think I do have a solution... Stars."
"What?"
"Stars." Zeus said, a playful smirk appearing on his face as he took
a very Lilliputian twinkiling bright light out of his pocket,
surrounded it with clouds and blew on it. As the tiny bits of clouds
fluttered into the night, Zeus hurled a powerful lightning bolt at
them and they began to glow and flicker, they seemed to move and dance
merrily. Artemis was overcome with awe. "Thank you Zeus!" She called
happily as she set off.
Artemis was cheery once more. She laughed all night with the gleeful
stars beside her,as her faithful companions, and the moon is now
always bright. From that day on, we've had stars.