Apollo: Bringer of Wisdom

"I bring truth and understanding,

I bring wit and wisdom fair,

Precious gifts beyond compare.

We can build a world of wonder,

I can make you all aware.

I will find you food and shelter,

Show you fire to keep you warm

Through the endless winter storm.

You can live in grace and comfort

In the world that you transform."

The people were delighted

Coming forth to claim their prize

They ran to build their cities

And converse among the wise.

But one day the streets fell silent,

Yet they knew not what was wrong.

The urge to build these fine things

Seemed not to be so strong.

The wise men were consulted,

And the Bridge of Death was crossed

In quest of Dionysus

To find out what they had lost.

Dionysus: Bringer of Love

"I bring love to give you solace

In the darkness of the night,

In the Heart's eternal light.

You need only trust your feelings;

Only love can steer you right.

I bring laughter, I bring music,

I bring joy and I bring tears.

I will soothe your primal fears.

Throw off those chains of reason

And your prison disappears."

The cities were abandoned,

And the forests echoed song.

They danced and lived as brothers;

They knew love could not be wrong.

Food and wine they had aplenty

And they slept beneath the stars.

The people were contented

And the gods watched from afar.

But the winter fell upon them

And it caught them unprepared,

Bringing wolves and cold starvation,

And the hearts of men despaired.