chapter 5: Legacy of Mortals

6: Blessed Mortals

I, Zeus, grant favor to those mortals who show courage, devotion, or purity of heart. Castor and Pollux share a single immortality among the stars, while Ganymede ascends as cupbearer to the gods. Semele’s spirit rises from death through Dionysus’s love, and Asclepius’s healing touch earns him a place among the divine. Through rare virtue, these mortals achieve what even kings cannot, a life beyond mortality.

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