By Starsinger
I'm going to start out by saying thank you to Wikipedia, who provided a wealth of information on the above mentioned Greek Gods. Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter and put in who they'd like to see. Oh, don't own Stargate SG-1, and am really poor, so suing me will get you nothing.
Daniel sat at the conference table, rubbing his temples. His research had provided a wealth of information regarding the Goauld in question, except one. History was oddly silent on Chauinaya. He looked up as General Hammond entered the room, followed by Jack, Sam, Teal'c, Jeremy, Larry, Marina/Chauinaya, and Jacob/Selmak and Martouf/Lantash who had arrived the day before. Jacob's and Martouf's faces warred between excitement and puzzlement.
"Dr. Jackson," General Hammond said, "would you like to start this."
"Okay, we'll start with Apollo. Apollo, according to Greek tradition, was born on the island of Delos. The son of Leto and Zeus and the twin brother of Artemis. Zeus' wife, Hera, was so furious that Leto was pregnant that she forbade anyone to give her shelter, and in fact kidnapped Ilithyia, the Goddess of Childbirth, so she could not help Leto give birth. She was tricked into letting Ilithyia go with a necklace made of amber a mile long. Apollo was the archer God of Medicine and Healing along with light, truth, prophecy, and the dealer of death-bringing plague. The cults surrounding him dealt with prophecy. His was the Oracle of Delphi where people went to hear their future. Today, Archeologists believe that the fumes emanating from a nearby hotspring caused hallucinations, and that's what caused the prophecies."
"Where is Apollo now," Sam asked.
Marina sighed, "We don't know, he went hunting Ares after he escaped. Last I heard, he was headed for Japan, Ares is obviously not there. We do have a cell number for him, but he has not been answering the phone for a while..."
General Hammond broke in, "Give us the number and we'll see what we can do to catch up to him."
Sam passed Larry a pen and a piece of paper as Daniel continued, "Ares, known as Mars in Ancient Rome. Reported as the son of Zeus and Hera, he is known as the God of War. In truth, he is referred to as the God of Savage War and Bloodlust. Greeks traditionally distrusted him as his purported birthplace was Thrace. He was instrumental in the founding of both Thebes and Sparta where cults sprang up. According to legend, he slew the water dragon Cadmus and sowed the dragons teeth into the ground. The Spartans sprang from the teeth."
Jeremy broke in at this point, "As far as I understand it, after the end of pagan Rome, Ares blended into the background, just like the rest of the remaining Goauld. His host was a soldier during World War I. What we believe happened was he was exposed to Mustard Gas. It killed his host and he ended up in the body of a German Soldier. The gas drove him mad and his host with him. He took advantage of the situation in Germany and millions followed him. After World War II he was kept in a stasis chamber. A couple of months ago, he escaped stasis and started torturing the remaining Goauld, killing most of them including Sarah's Aphrodite and Larry's Hermes." He took out a picture, "This is what we believe his host looks like." The picture was of a tall, muscular man in his forties. "He was an intern at the institution, and we're not entirely sure how he was made a host."
"Now we come to the remaining Queen, Athena, Minerva, the daughter of Zeus and Metis. The prophecy said that a child of Metis would become more powerful than her father, so in an effort to stop this, Zeus swallowed Metis. When she discovered she was pregnant she hammered out armor for the child, causing such a headache, the Hephaestus split open Zeus' skull. She sprang out, fully grown and uttering a war cry from his head. She was known as the Goddess of Wisdom, patroness of weaving, crafts and disciplined war. Her companions were an owl and Nike, the Goddess of Victory. She sparred with the Ocean God, Poseidon, for the City of Athens. Poseidon struck the ground with his trident and caused a spring to appear, while good for commerce, it was salty and bad to drink. Athena gave the gift of an Olive Tree and was given the city. She was also known as the Virgin Goddess."
Marina spoke up, "She never mated," Chauinaya actually spoke, "it is essential for a blended Queen to mate for young to come forth. She's managed to keep the mating hormones at bay for so long by taking male hosts, but this time, it's a woman. We simply don't know how long she'll be able to maintain it, and no, we don't know where she is either, she simply disappeared after Apollo left." Larry and Jeremy gave her startled looks, but subsided when she shook her head.
Daniel sat back in his chair, indicating that he was done. General Hammond looked at him, "What about Chauinaya."
Well, that's the problem, I got nothing. It's like she came out of nowhere."
Chauinaya nodded her head, "I've just been very quiet."
Jacob spoke up, "We can give you shelter, at least until your institute is rebuilt." He turned to Larry, "Are you and Sarah interested in reblending? We have a couple of symbiotes in desperate need of hosts."
Larry looked startled, "Let me meet them, I might." Sadness crossed his face, "I just wish Sarah would wake up."
Martouf put his hand on the man's shoulder, "Let's go make her well, see what we can do to help her broken heart."
"Any current cults?" Sam asked.
"Cults, no, but with the resurgence of the old gods in Wicca, the Greek Gods are again being worshipped. I have a few contacts in the religion here in the US. I'll see if they've heard anything about a new Ares Cult." Daniel replied.
"I'll see if I track down that cell phone and catch with Apollo, what's the hosts' name?" Jack asked.
"Robert Davidson," came the reply.
"I'll go with Dad and the rest to help get them settled, and see if we can help with security." Sam spoke up.
Teal'c stood, "I will contact Brae'tac. We are going to try to track down a Queen."
General Hammond nodded and everyone left the room.
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Sarah stood shakily on the platform, smiled dully at Marina, "I don't know, Marina."
Marina smiled at her friend, "Just give it a try, Sarah, you don't have to do it." she replied as they walked into the Stargate.
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