After
the war
Greece
fell into turmoil.
Ares,
Athena
All
of their allies
Fought
for dominance.
Brother
against brother.
Greek
against Greek.
Ares
sold out his countrymen
For
a small victory.
Athena
was angry for that.
Zeus
did nothing to help.
He
knew what was coming.
Fate
told him a great man would come
To
settle everything.
For
years the gods made war
As
people in the north
Watched.
They
called themselves Greeks too
But
they looked down on the barbarian southerners.
They
had problems of their own.
There
was fighting in their land.
Their
neighbors gave them problems
While
they were in the midst of a civil war.
They
were in trouble
A
king named Phil arose
To
fulfill the prophecy Fate bestowed on Zeus.
Climbing
over the fighting and paranoia
Raising
his own army
Defeating
his neighbors
Uniting
the people.
When
his work was done in his own land
He
looked to the barbarians to the south.
“These
stupid men,” he said.
“They
need to be taught a lesson.”
“They
know nothing about civilized life.”
So
pointing his sword he said “Onward!”
Marching
south to still the warring gods.
