As the wind calmed down a little Athena , Odysseus and Hercules had passed through the mountain pass , in front of them stood Mount Helicon the home to the muses. They followed the path up the Mount Helicon for a while as the wind became colder , some time later they had arrived at the top of Mount Helicon and in front of them stood a large building , "what is this place?" Said Odysseus and Hercules , "this is where the muses live" said Athena.
Athena, Odysseus and Hercules walked ahead and entered the building , after they got inside they saw the muses sitting and standing around a fountain. There were nine muses altogether and they are all sister's and goddess's of science , literature and the arts , "welcome to our home atop Mount Helicon , I am Calliope and these are my sister's... Thalia, Urania, Clio , Polymnia , Erato , Euterpe , Terpsichore and Melpomene" said Calliope.
"Please sit down and join us" said Erato the goddess of love poetry , Athena , Odysseus and Hercules thanked them and sat down , "what brings you to Mount Helicon?" Asked Clio the goddess of history. "We are just passing through the mountains on our journey" said Odysseus as Hercules stretched his arm's and lay back a little , "how is our father Zeus?" Asked Thalia the goddess of comedy , "father is doing well , he stepped down from the throne of Olympus and asked me to take his place" said Athena.
"That is wonderful news" said Urania the goddess of astronomy as she smiled at Athena , "yes , you should visit Olympus soon...father and the rest of the god's have missed your entertainment" said Athena. "Very well then we shall visit Olympus soon!" Said Euterpe the goddess of music , Odysseus looked around the room and saw one of the muses twirling around across the floor , "who is the muse dancing around?" Asked Odysseus.
"That is Terpsichore the goddess of dancing" said Calliope , "how about you , what are goddess of?" Said Odysseus , " I am goddess of epic poetry" said Calliope as she smiled and sat down beside him. "How about the other two standing by the bookcases over there?" Asked Odysseus , "oh they are Melpomene the goddess of tragedy and Polymnia the goddess of sacred poetry" said Calliope as she brushed her red hair away from her eye.
As Athena , Odysseus , Hercules and the nine muses sat down drinking wine and eating fruit they heard a loud noise outside , "what was that sound" said Hercules as he finished drinking his wine. A few moments later Hercules and Odysseus left the building and stood outside , suddenly a hydra appeared in front of them , "hydra's do not belong here" said Athena as she walked out of the building , "how did it get here?!" Said Hercules.
"I do not know how it got here" said Athena , as the hydra roared loudly. Hercules , Odysseus and Athena drew their swords and prepared themselves for battle!!
To be continued in part 10
Athena, Odysseus and Hercules walked ahead and entered the building , after they got inside they saw the muses sitting and standing around a fountain. There were nine muses altogether and they are all sister's and goddess's of science , literature and the arts , "welcome to our home atop Mount Helicon , I am Calliope and these are my sister's... Thalia, Urania, Clio , Polymnia , Erato , Euterpe , Terpsichore and Melpomene" said Calliope.
"Please sit down and join us" said Erato the goddess of love poetry , Athena , Odysseus and Hercules thanked them and sat down , "what brings you to Mount Helicon?" Asked Clio the goddess of history. "We are just passing through the mountains on our journey" said Odysseus as Hercules stretched his arm's and lay back a little , "how is our father Zeus?" Asked Thalia the goddess of comedy , "father is doing well , he stepped down from the throne of Olympus and asked me to take his place" said Athena.
"That is wonderful news" said Urania the goddess of astronomy as she smiled at Athena , "yes , you should visit Olympus soon...father and the rest of the god's have missed your entertainment" said Athena. "Very well then we shall visit Olympus soon!" Said Euterpe the goddess of music , Odysseus looked around the room and saw one of the muses twirling around across the floor , "who is the muse dancing around?" Asked Odysseus.
"That is Terpsichore the goddess of dancing" said Calliope , "how about you , what are goddess of?" Said Odysseus , " I am goddess of epic poetry" said Calliope as she smiled and sat down beside him. "How about the other two standing by the bookcases over there?" Asked Odysseus , "oh they are Melpomene the goddess of tragedy and Polymnia the goddess of sacred poetry" said Calliope as she brushed her red hair away from her eye.
As Athena , Odysseus , Hercules and the nine muses sat down drinking wine and eating fruit they heard a loud noise outside , "what was that sound" said Hercules as he finished drinking his wine. A few moments later Hercules and Odysseus left the building and stood outside , suddenly a hydra appeared in front of them , "hydra's do not belong here" said Athena as she walked out of the building , "how did it get here?!" Said Hercules.
"I do not know how it got here" said Athena , as the hydra roared loudly. Hercules , Odysseus and Athena drew their swords and prepared themselves for battle!!
To be continued in part 10
