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AnOriginalGreekMyth:HowAgeCametobe

Theforestisfulloflovelylife.Intheforeststherelivesanimalsandplants.Whenthetimestrikes
twelveo'clockthenaturalcrittersoftheforestrunaround,sprintingtofindfoodtogivetotheiryoung
ones.Inthegreenlushyforeststherelivesagodwholovedlifewhowouldhealandcurethenatural
valueoflife.
ThenameofthisgodwasKreo
.
ThenontheothersideoftheForestofLifewastheForest
ofDeathwheretheevilnotsotruthfulApocalypselived.HewastheGodofDeathandhelivedinthe
ForestofDeathwherethetreesweredeadsincetheleaveswitheredawayduetothefactoftheability
Deathhad

.AttimesKreowouldclashwithApocalypsealsoknownasForestSlayerorDeath.
Wherever
Apocalypsewouldgothetreeswouldbeasdarkandweakasburntfirewood.Theyeachhadarmiesthat
wouldoftenclash.Kreosarmyhadcentaurs,minotaursandotherlovelymythologicalcreatures.Onthe
otherhandApocalypsesarmyconsistedofdragons,manticoresandotherhorrifyingcreaturesthatwould
wreckhavoc,ThentherewasPoseidonwhowouldoftenragebecausetheybothdisturbedhis
peacefulness.Poseidondidnotneedanyarmysincehewouldjustcausedevastatingearthquakesor
tsunamisendingthebattlesquickerthanusual.ThedisputesthatKreoandDeathwouldhavewouldbe
overwhymortalsliveuptoahealthytwohundredyears.Kreoagreeswiththefactthatmortalsshould
livethatlong,whileApocalypsedisagreeswiththatfactstating,TheEarthisgettingtoweak
whileKreoreplieswith,Whatdoyoumean
TheEarthcannotholdoverthirtybillionpeopleitstomuch
Wellwhatmakesyousaythat?
ThefoodweuseisverylittleitcanbarelyfeedanationrepliesDeath
Wellwhatdoyousuggestwedo?RepliesKreo

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AfterKreoandApocalypsestatedtheiropinionsApocalypsefinallyagreed.Howeverworriedwiththe
factthatthemortalsmaybetoomuchtocontrol,hewenttovisitPoseidoninanelaborateschemetowipe
offmostthehumanspeciesofthefaceoftheEarth.WhenDeatharrivedhedidnotbringanytroops
worriedofthefactthatPoseidonmighttakethevisitthewrongway.ThenhetoldPoseidon.Themortals
thinkofyouasweak,theysaythetidesaregettingtoolowandtooweak
CuriouslyPoseidonrepliesWhatdoyoumeantoweak?
TheysayhowcanyoubeagodwithsuchfeeblestrengthrepliesApocalypse.Outragedheridesonhis
magnificent,healthyandgloriousseaponytogoattackthemortals.WhenKreohearsofthenewshegoes
afterPoseidoneagertostophim,heleavestheforest.WhenPoseidonarrivesinRivendell,(homeofthe
artisans),heraiseshishandsandasheraisesthem,thewavesbegintorise
.Scaredwiththeheightofthe
waves,thetownsfolkbegantorunandscreaminhorror.
SuddenlyKreoarrivesonahorsewiththe
woodlandcreaturesathissideandexplainseverythingtoPoseidon,Poseidonwithhiseyesfullofhate
staresatKreonotknowingthathehimselfwasalsoagod.Kreowouldexplainwhathappeneddetailby
detailuntilPoseidonfinallyunderstood.ShockedatthetruthPoseidondeeplyapologizesandfireshis
wavesofwateratApocalypsewherehefalls.Kreofaceshimandsays,whylietoagodwhoismore
powerfulthanyourself?
Deathreplies,BecauseasIsaidbeforeourhomeissufferinganditisbecauseofthesefilthymortals
FuriouswiththewayhedescribedhumansKreoreadieshismagic,untilPoseidonstopsthembothand
answers,IfyouaretrulytheGodoflifeandyouaretheGodofDeath,whynotcombineyourabilities
andshortenthelifecapacityofahuman?
HearingwhatPoseidonsaidtheyagreedandthusAgeiusgod
ofagewasbornwhodecidedhowlongeveryindividualgetstolive.
AfterPoseidonhelpedthem
overcometheirdispute,therewasnotasmuchfightingasusual.OvertheyearsAgeiuswoulddescend
upontheheavenscloakinghimselfasamortaltoseehowlongtheoldestindividualwouldbe,sohecan

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knowwhetherornottoincreaseorshortenthelifespanoftheaveragehuman.LateronAgeiushad
childrenthatrelatedtopast,presentandfuture.

Threeofthefourcharacteristicsincluded:
XExplainsanaturalphenomenon(i.e.earthquakes,thunder,etc.)orcreationofsomething
XDepictsastrugglebetweengoodandevilcharacters
XShowarelationshipbetweenmortalsandthesupernatural
Sometimesdepictsaherosquesttoaccomplishagreatfeat
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/30pts.

IncludesatleastoneOlympicgodandanaccuratedepictionofhimorher.
5/5pts.

LabeledcharacteristicsandOlympicgod
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Total
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