After the Sicilian event, all clues uniformly pointed toward a certain target.
In light of the Greek gods' long-standing tradition of petty vengeance, the thoroughly infuriated group was not inclined to be lenient.
As a result, Apollo, God of Light, Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, and Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, three Olympian deities of overwhelming power, led their retinues of lesser deities in a campaign across the open sea aboard their chariots, under the pretense of cleansing chaos and reopening their city-states' sea routes.
This formidable assembly, combined with the expanded scope of the attack, turned the Sea of Okeanos into complete pandemonium.
Sea Beasts dwelling in the ocean islands and various waters, as well as families of divine blood tied to the sea, suffered a dark fate.
— Some were slain on the spot with a shot to the head or disemboweled; others were skinned and dismembered, becoming trophies; yet others saw their homes destroyed and their families displaced...