

Thea, the neglected eldest daughter of the Antipater family, was sold by her father and stepmother to a brutal lord. In a desperate bid for escape, she chose a beggar from the crowd—unaware that he was, in fact, the god Apollo in disguise. After a single night, the god was compelled to return to Mount Olympus, leaving Thea behind to give birth to twins. For five years, she endured mockery and abuse. When her stepmother sought to offer the children—marked by their peculiar, otherworldly eyes—as a human sacrifice, Thea prayed in utter desperation. Apollo returned, fueled by divine wrath; all those who had harmed her would now pay the price.