Taming Winter (Romance Fairytale Retellings #1)

National Anthem

Long live Olympiara our motherland

Built by the grand immortals

Long live our gods among men

May we bask in their prosperity

Long live the righteous

Who know this to be true

Zeus the Grand

With his mighty lightning

He granted us light and progress

And leads us into the future

Hades the All-Seeing

With her scales of truth

She unlocked eternal peace for the righteous

And eternal suffering for the damned

Poseidon the Earth-Shaker

With his powerful trident

He gave us water to quench our throats

And protects our borders from the unworthy

Apollo the Healer

With his mystical lyre

He heals the sick

And rewards the healthy

Athena the Wise

With her pointed spear

She guides the ignorant

And leads them to the truth

Artemis the Nurturing

With her delicate torch

She lights the way for the women in her care

And teaches them of their purpose

Hephaestus the Artificer

With his grand hammer

He constructs weapons of defense

And protects us from Olympiara’s enemies

Ares the Wrathful

With his deadly sword

He cuts down those who stand against Olympiara

And guards against discontent

Hermes the Insightful

With his omnipresent caduceus

He informs the masses

And shares of the glory of the immortals

Dionysus the Joyful

With his wild masks

He allows the masses to bask in frivolity

And live carefree, as their immortals care for them

Demeter the Bountiful

With her bottomless cornucopia

She provides for the masses

And gives food to those who are worthy

Aphrodite the Lecherous

With her beautiful roses

She unearths the passion in all

And holds the power to corrupt the righteous

Sing to Olympiara, home of the righteous

Let our immortals guide us to prosperity

While the rest of the world crumbles

Allow them to rely on our strength and loyalty

For our immortals will find us triumph!

O’ Olympiara, O’ Olympiara!