"Are you sure you want to do this, Sis?" Minerva asked Athena, her Greek counterpart. Athena was about to give a speech to the Convocation of Gods and Goddesses. The first was held in the 18th Century B.C. Then it was just the Greek Gods but the Roman Gods eventually joined.
Athena finished curling her hair then looked up from the mirror where she was primping. "We have abdicated our responsibilities long enough and look where those stupid humans have taken the world."
She left the dressing room. As soon as Zeus, her father from whose head she'd sprung, introduced her she walked onto the stage.
"Thank you for calling me your beautiful daughter," she said, climbing the podium. She was always nervous before a speech. Her method of calming her nerves was to find friendly faces in the audience.
There was Frig and although she couldn't stand the bitch, she did admire her for taking credit for the name Friday in the English language.
Even if the Welch gods and goddesses were late in joining the convocations, Olwen was as shiny a sun goddess as any of them, except perhaps Istanu, the Hittite Goddess and sometimes God. She didn't see him/her in the audience. Oh, those silly humans making such a thing about transgender.
She wished she could see Thor, the drop dead handsome German God. One of her regrets Thor never looked upon her as a woman.
Calmed, she began her speech.
"Gods and Goddesses, welcome to this historic convocation, although we've said that every convocation, this year it is more so.
"We've had other bad years on this planet: volcanoes, plagues, wars, endless wars and even if I'm known as a war goddess, I'm also known as a peace goddess. There are too many senseless wars with weapons beyond even a deity imagination. A stone, a cross bow is nothing compared to a nuke, but destructive to those damaged.
The climate is in crisis and stupid man is doing nothing, well not nothing, but not enough to stop. Silly humans think money, paper, metal whatever more important then clean air and water. They are destroying the seasons, the creatures, the plants we worked so hard to create.
Meanwhile monotheistic religions are once again causing havoc, although mainly the religion is the excuse to commit mayhem to gain power.
We must take control. Our long holiday is over.
In your Convocation Booklet are a number of committees. I want each of you to join a minimum of one and no more than three to come up with plans to take back the planet.
Our goal will be to return life to what is was well before the City States, where people can live in harmony. Some of you will have to begin working hard, but you have had centuries of play time.
You will also see a pledge, where you promise you won't let petty rivalities or power struggles to win out over the only two important questions that must be answered Yes I Will:
- Is this good for the planet?
- Is this good for the people?
With that she walked off the stage. At first there was silence. Then there was so loud an applause and cheering, the Convovation Center shook.
Back stage Minerva and Athena high-fived.
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