Then team soon met up at their rendezvous point where the shared and discussed their findings, it was basically a long history lesson.
Gods were mentioned helter skelter from Hera the Queen of Olympus and wife of Zeus who had a hand in maternal affairs, to her mother, Rhea, who risked her existence by crossing Kronos the former God King of Greek myth.
Mentions of Leto, the mother of Artemis and Apollo were also sighted as the woman denied the right to give birth on land by Hera for being on of Zeus's many flings.
If not for Delos' intervention she would have greatly suffered with the twins within her, it was probably the reason why the twin Olympian disliked Hera, well most of the seats of Olympus were taken by Zeus' children and sadly none was born from her.
Hermes was born of Maia, the Pleaid daughter of Atlas, she had him in a cave hidden from Hera's wrath.
Artemis and Apollo were born of Leto, a Titaness who suffered the full brunt of Hera's wrath.
Athena was well, a complicated situation, she was Zeus's daughter by Metis and was meant to be male, she was also born from her fathers head.
There's Dionysus the Wine God, another son of Zeus whose mother fell victim to Hera's plots and finally Ares.
Six of the Twelve Olympians were Zeus's kids while the other six were his siblings or step kids, anyways we're way of course, hmm where were we, ahh yes....
There was also her daughter Artemis who upon her birth helped her mother deliver her baby brother thereby attaining a Divinity in the said concept albeit on the weaker scale.
There was also the case of Demeter whose daughter got abducted by Hades the God of the underworld, she searched the entirety of the earth to no avail, she went as far as complaining to Zeus inorder to get her daughter back.
Hades had however thought several steps ahead and had Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, bound to his underworld, this was apparently how the seasons came to be.
Many goddesses were mentioned some popular others unknown unless one was rich in ancient greek lore, to put it bluntly one needed to he a Greek myth nerd to known some minor details.
But ultimately the team finally settled upon an answer that was tried and tried again but persisted, the goddess that fit into their requirements to a tea.
Gaia, the Primordial Earth, The First Mother in Greek Mythology.
Gaia came to be from Khaos, it may have been her own will that birthed her or the will of Khaos that is unclear like the many births of the primordials.
She consummated with Uranus, the Primordial Sky, a being that may or may not have been her son, who knows, familial relations were quite greyed back then, plus Gods don't have the same familial view as mortal, neither are their morals the same.
What's wrong in the eyes of a mortal may not even be worth a grain of sand in the eyes of a God, much less a Primordial born of the Primeval Khaos.
Anyways, Gaia and Uranus had kids, children, spawns whatever they may be, together they birthed the Three Cyclopes, The Three Hecatoncheries and The Twelve Titans, well not all of them together but....
Anyways the first two to he born that is the Cyclopes and Hecatoncheries didn't have the well awaited childhood, Uranus found them.... disturbing and rightfully so, after all who'd want a kid with one eye? Hundred faces and hundred arms? Talk about a face only a mother could love, and that was what truly happened in this case.
Gaia loved all her kids, just like any normal mother would, equally and unconditionally, but the same couldn't be said for her then husband who sealed them away, in the land below the Earth, Tartarus.
Tartarus was yet another Primordial born out of Khaos, unlike the Heavens, Uranus, or the Earth, Gaia, he was that which was beneath the Earth.
Tartarus became the prison of Gaias six children, and for the first time since her birth, Gaia wailed for years in her wrath and sadness, Gaia planned the death of Uranus.
Gaia talked her children, mote specifically her ambitious last born son Kronos into killing off their father, with a Sickle made by the Primordial Earth herself, Kronos castrated his father and spilled Divine blood.
Kronos was the first God Slayer/Killer in all of Greek myth, and Gaia was the patron of God slayers, hand in hand the Primordial fell but sadly the six children of Gaia remained trapped within Tartarus.
After the group reviewed their findings and out together their lengthy summary, they called out to Calypso to submit their objective.
After a minute or so of delay, Calypso accepted their submission and fel silent for a brief moment before finally revealing to them the results of their objective.
[Objective:
Uncover the Truths of the tears that for a time before time ran endlessly, contributions will be assessed.
Clue: The Only mountain who's name was elevated and worn earning it reputation good and bad.
Clue: The Genesis of motherhood.
Clue: A mother.
Clue: A crying mother.
Appraisal.
Teamwork: 65%.
Individual Contribution.
Mazel: 40%. Details.
Eve: 55%. Overview.
Regis: 35%. Summary.
Ahmed: 60%. Direction.
Extra Analysis.
Mazel: Too Impulsive.
Eve: Too Detached.
Regis: Too Blood Thirsty.
Ahmed: Too Carefree.
Objective Completed.]
[You have cleared all of the Isles Trials.
You have received a piece of Gaia's Tears.
You have received two Reward Vouchers.
You are free to leave the Isle.]
"Finally." Mezal sighed as he fell to his butt.
Eve also sat down next to one of the many trees as she tuned out the noises.
Regis remained silent his eyes darting around the four teammates of his, his thoughts were his own.
Ahmed grinned as he hurriedly called for what brought him here, his body was still craving for the lotus he had seen, now given the chance to he could claim it for his own.
'Calypso, thanks for everything.' He thanked inwardly, since he was still in her Domain then she could still theorically hear his thoughts if she focused on him that is.
[No...worries....Ed, this is goodbye f-for now.] Calypso's voice broke, Ahmed couldn't tell whether she was in pain and tired or if this was a mechanism all islands had.
The Four were soon wrapped in a cocoon of energy that swiftly teleported them out of the trial and back to where they had entered the trial grounds from.