Hi there! I thought it was due time that I update. So here's the newest chapter! Does no one remember who Astarte is? She was the goddess in "The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior." Do you remember now? Do you even know what I'm talking about?
I am sure they know who and what you are talking about. Shouldn't you get on with the disclaimer and the story before they decide to stone you for making them wait to long?
Yeah, yeah, I'm getting to it! Jeez! Get off my case! Here's the disclaimer for you: I do not own anything! Not the characters or the information off of the website that I found. Please don't sue me! Its not plagiarism is it? Because I really don't want to be sued. And they wouldn't stone me! They love me too much! Right guys?
I wouldn't be sure about that if I was you.
Are you saying I'm not lovable?
Just give them the story already!
Fine! Here you go.
"Astarte? Who the hell is Astarte?"
"A goddess."
"What kind of goddess, Evie?" This is gonna be trouble. I can already tell. For some strange reason, the name Astarte sends a chill up my back.
"Oh, she has many names."
"You're avoiding the question, Evie. But I'll bite. What's her other names? And what goddess was she? Who worshipped her?" I could see that the decision was making her uncomfortable. She had the look of regret in here eyes and her jaw was clenched. She never wants to tell you something if her jaw is clenched.
"I still think that we should have told Jonathon."
"Don't start. We have already had this discussion and we have already solved the problem. Now answer my questions. And don't leave anything out."
"Rick, you're not going to like this." Of course I'm not going to like it. Who does she think I am? Some archeologist who enjoys risking his life by waking an evil priest who has nothing but world domination on the mind? She should of thought of that earlier before she read from The Book of the Dead. But, nnnnnnnooooooo, she has to have a conscience NOW of all times!
"Evie, you didn't care if I didn't like it before. And you didn't care if I liked it afterwards. You owe me this. You know that right?"
She sighed. "Yes, I know. And I apologize. I'm trying to make it up to you now."
"Then tell me who the broad is. It probably won't be a big deal anyways." The look that she gave me after I said that made me unsure.
"First of all, she is not just a broad. And second, it's a big deal. A really big deal."
"So? Tell about her."
"Astarte is a goddess worshiped by the Phoenicians. The Phoenicians are people who lived in what is now called Lebanon and Syria. They called themselves the Canaani but the Greeks called them by Phoenicians. This is an ancient civilization by the way."
"Yeah, I kinda got that."
"So, anyways, Astarte was the goddess that they associated with fertility, sexuality, and war. She was worshiped with Tanit by the Phoenicians."
"Great, so we got ourselves a horny, violent bitch?"
"Watch your language O'Connell."
"Ok, ok, continue."
"Her symbols are the lion, the horse, the sphinx, the dove, and a star within a circle. The Greeks called her Aphrodite, their goddess of love."
"How ironic. We have to go talk to the goddess of love to confess my love to a man. This just gets better and better."
"There's more, now hush. The Romans knew her as Venus Erycina. But also has been associated with Juno, the queen of all gods and goddesses. She is also stated to be the Syrian goddess, Atargatis. In Egypt, she was paired and worshiped with the goddess, Anat. They appear to be daughters of Re. She was acknowledged as the goddesses Sekhmet and often, Isis. In Wicca, Astarte's less common names are: Dianna, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, and Ianna."
"Is that it?"
"Her name is spread all over the world. She has so many different identities. It's so overwhelming,"
"Evie?"
"Hm?"
"Does it tell us how to get to her?"
"No, it doesn't."
"Well, that was a waste of time,"
"No it wasn't. We found out a limited amount about her. Good information when it is used wisely."
"Yea, but it doesn't help us in any way."
"Yes, it does."
"Oh, yeah? How so?"
"Well, I heard Jonathon-"
"Not Jonathon, again!"
"Enough, O'Connell! We need his help and you're just being a git because you don't want him to know your love life! Well, I'm tired of it! We need his help and you are going to ask him for it!"
"What? Why me?"
"Because, it's your problem! You need to get to Astarte while you still can!"
"Evie, I can't tell him!"
"Because, he'll shun you? He wouldn't think anything of it!"
"How do you know?"
"I just do, ok?!"
"If you are done fighting, I would like to speak." Oh great, this is just fucking great! Jonathon, is now back into the library. For a reason, I don't know or care for. I just care about how much he heard.
"Hhhhheeeyyyyy, buddy! How much did you hear of our PRIVATE conversation?"
"That you need to get to Astarte for some odd reason. Want to tell me?"
"Not really, but I don't have a choice do I?"
"No you don't." The siblings chorused.
"Damn. So this is it." And I told him. Let's just hope it doesn't get out of hand.
How was it? Did ya like it? Review, please? Pretty please?
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