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Likes, Dislikes, and Bargains and Devotion
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It is unclear when Queen Antimache delved into sorcery. She was very young when she was promised to King Eurystheus. Originating from Arcadia, and part of a royal Arcadian tribe of old, it is quite possible the beautiful princess was already established as a sorceress. Demeter was the prevalent religion in Arcadia, and if Antimache was devoted to Demeter in the queen's younger years, it is unclear if she still is. However, Antimache became devoted to Hera and her ways. Her husband was Hera's chosen champion, so perhaps that is when she changed devotions. Dark, vindictive, rage seemed to have spread from goddess to her queen and king worshipers. Queen Antimache became stronger.
Imagine that. Antimache used to be Demeter's child. It is entirely plausible that Antimache still retained Demeter as her faith. It was said that in the past Zeus considered Demeter instead of Hera as Queen of Olympus and Queen of the Gods. Tribal sorcery of the earth from Demeter, then fiery vindictive sorcery from Hera. Hera was chosen because she is the most powerful and fairest of her sisters, obviously. Delving into her goddess' darker and more vindictive secrets were not enough, however. Marrying into the hatred and vindictiveness towards Heracles, it made the queen turn to more darker forces. Secretly, mirroring and repeating her goddess' own path too.
A ritual too powerful for Antimache gone awry. Someone else, not Hera, answering Antimache's prayer in Hera's name touched Antimache. Darker, more powerful than Hera, Hera's soul, the goddess' vindictive inspiration. Who was she? To Antimache, she was Hera, always Hera, a side of Hera not revealed and secretly hidden. This led Antimache to Hera's true self. The forces that Hera commissioned and created in her campaign against Heracles were dark and evil. The forces that Hera sometimes entered into bargains with were dark and evil. Antimache found them. The sorceress queen met them. Antimache became more powerful.
Then the Sorceress Queen Antimache met an entity associated with Hera, a powerful entity that completed the chain, bound Antimache more closer to her goddess, bound the queen to this entity, to this power, to Him. Through Hera, this relationship extends to Antimache, transcends souls, and transcends lives. Through Antimache, it extends to another soul, a mortal woman, a Hungarian model. However, that is not the end, only the beginning. Goddess and chosen queen merged, allowing freedom for a vindictive spirit of unknown origin. Hera's wrath and fury is quite unusual. It is powerful enough to strike fear in everyone, even in her divine family, and draw first blood. Zeus chose her hand not just for her unique beauty, Zeus chose her hand for Hera's power.
Her devotion. Her loyalty. She proved herself at Zeus' side in battle against their forefathers with her fighting ferocity that is as fierce and wrathful as is her plotting and revenge. Standing by Zeus and remaining loyal and faithful to him despite Zeus' infidelity. But, somewhere down the line something snapped inside Hera, or a secret and oppressed desire was allowed to be free.
Or was it before? Was it in the beginning? That is another tale. Queen Antimache became more powerful. But, Antimache did not get what she wanted. It was torn from her. Finally, within her grasp, the key to her desire. One. Final. Wrath. The one that helped her with one desire was kept from her to fulfill her next final desire. She will not let that happen again. Heracles' blood will soon not exist. Ever.
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