Zeus was beginning to regret his choice of council members. He had chosen a few gods that were more than slightly biased and they were determined to get their way. Zeus recognized that he was not the most clever of the gods, but he had not realized how bad he was at choosing fellow gods to make decisions with.

Aphrodite insisted that the girl had to return to the underworld because she had eaten. The goddess refused to hear any other way. Zeus had the sneaking suspicion that she was more than a bit taken up in the idea of a forbidden, dangerous romance and that she was letting this decide for her.

Artemis was appalled at the notion that the girl was obligated to do anything. She firmly denied that the girl should follow what others say and insisted she should choose for herself. She threatened to fight anyone who disagreed with her in whatever combat type they chose. She repeatedly brandished her knife at Aphrodite, who was acting largely unconcerned with the frequent threats.

Apollo stood by the opinion that she should remain with her mother and live above ground. To keep a voice such as hers away from the creatures of the earth and to selfishly hide it away seemed to him an insult to all music. He begged that she be kept on earth as a sort of gift to him, so that he may show her to the world as a perfect example of his own gospel. The god also put forth the point that the earth would most likely perish if she were to return to the underworld, but it was not his most emphasized point.

Athena looked upon the issue with a more critical eye then the others. She could well see the destruction that sending the girl back would do, but she accounted for the fact that the girl truly desired to return. Pallas Athena could not stand by either side and blindly follow. To her, only one solution was ever an option. Both sides must be simultaneously disappointed and appeased. There was only one way to do this.