The New Myth
By A.J. Mittendorf
A prophesy on Thetis warned King Zeus:
"Her future off-spring will be greater than
His father. Lord, forbid her to seduce
You; let her couple only with a man."
But Zeus ignored this timely divination.
He lay with Thetis and begot a god
Who grew in deed, in lore, and in his station
More mighty than his father, as was told.
(Now, Zeus had seized the throne of Kronos, who
Had seized his father's, too. But Zeus's son
Surpassed them all in wisdom when he knew
That he would leave this legacy to none.)
Adorned for war before the throne and crown,
He drew his sword and knelt to lay it down.
