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at our home. It was not strange
to see my aunts and uncles here.
Oceanus’s halls were used to
the footfalls of divinity.
What did surprise me was
the way they were gathered
in the great hall.
And beyond that,
how all my many cousins were also there.
It was only when my grandmother
Gaia entered with her majestic siblings,
my great-aunt Nyx, the Night,
her consort Erebus, the Darkness,
and great-uncle Eros, of Love,
that I realized something peculiar
was happening. Why had all the Gods
collected in my father’s halls?
I almost gasped when I saw
the ever-reclusive God-King
Kronos and his consort, Rhea,
in attendance. While the older Titans
and the Primordials sat in gold palatial chairs
by my father’s polished aquamarine throne,
my cousins, brothers, and sisters
stood before them
keeping a respectful distance
from their powerful seats.
I took the opportunity
to look closely at my uncle
Kronos. His amber eyes
