Speeches

UH!!! For our speeches today, I was soooo mad at myself for screwing up, I'm really just not very satisfied with myself, really. So, since I'm depressed, I'll give you a little of Greekology.

CRONUS
(Stands up)
May I call upon the daughters of Hyperion, the son of Hyperion, the daughter of Coeus, the sons of Iapetus and the son of Crius.

The children goes up, but Crius looks around for his third son. Then Clymene walks in behind him and sends Epimetheus to go with the other children. Crius hugs her in gratitude and kisses her forehead.

The children walk up to the platform in a line and waits their turn to be in front of Cronus. Cronus stands up and puts his hand on the first child’s forehead and closes his eyes. He speaks after a little while.

CRONUS
Eos, daughter of Hyperion and Theia, goddess of dawn. There is much ignorance in your life, you will chase after mortals for lovers. But have no distress, you will produce some of the finest warriors of all time.

Cronus opens his eyes and smiles down at Eos. She expresses awe and horror, but Cronus gently pushes her aside and she returns slowly to the back of Theia’s chair. Theia gets up and leans down to comfort Eos.

Helios jumps in front of Cronus and Cronus acts surprised to see the boy.

CRONUS
Anxious, little one, aren’t you?

Helios jumps up and down and Cronus stops him by putting his hand on his head and closing his eyes.

CRONUS
You will inherit the sun chariot from your father, and ride it better than any one has before, but to whom you father will not have that good of fate, and he will set the earth on fire. But no losses will be made, Mother Gaia loves a joke once every millennia or so. Then after that you will be overthrown, by someone who is barely within family, and you will give up your chariot forever to them.

Cronus opens his eyes, but Helios is already scowling and looking like he was holding back a fit, then he ran down from the platform and to Hyperion, who grabs him and lowers down to his level to talk to him.

Next up was Selene, but we circle the room, keeping Cronus and the children in focus, but the voices are blurred, and every single time we pass a pillar, there is a new child in front of him. This happens until the last one, Asteria. She walks up to him and he puts his hand on her head, closes his eyes, then immediately opening them and looking at her threateningly.

CRONUS
(In a whisper)
You will be a sister to a traitor.

Asteria looks at him in horror and Cronus seems like he wants to kill her.