Eutostea, the third princess of Thebes, is visited by the mysterious guest calling himself the God Apollo in bed. In pitch-black darkness, only an outline of him said, “I have come to share a one-night love with you. Once the night passes, you will not remember me, nor shall we meet ever again.” Soon, the three princesses band together to reveal his face while he is sleeping. But the candlewax melts off the tip of the candle in Eutostea’s hand and falls on the god’s shoulder. Apollo wakes, grabs the second princess, declaring, “Princess of Thebes, admire to your heart’s content. ‘Tis the face of the mere shell you sought so dearly.”

We stood there and watched our daughter's drawing lesson. Hersia, Deimos, and Dionysus were served tea and refreshments and were enjoying them in the pavilion. 


Since we didn't leave our spots, Telos remained standing as well. The sight of a lion standing tall like a statue and glancing at us caught the attention of several onlookers. 


Anastasia also looked in this direction with curious eyes, wondering why the lion was suddenly behaving like that. 


"Her eyes resemble yours," Apollo said, making eye contact with the kid. 


"In the overall facial features, only the eyes are in common with mine. The rest is just a spitting image of you. They say the first daughter takes after her father. It wasn't just a saying." 


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