“Thus it was that Apollo’s own grandson met as dark an end as that which he had contrived for Leucippus. That was also the end of Aristaeus’s happiness, for Autonoe, consumed by grief over the death of her son, left her husband and soon died.”
At that moment, Apollo came out of the temple and gestured quickly for Hermes to join him.
“Is it just me, or does Apollo seem drawn to women just like his sister? How many of them were virgin huntresses?” asked Yong as soon as Hermes left them.
“Cyrene wasn’t sworn to virginity,” said Thanos. “Apollo does seem to like strong, independent women, though.”
“Just not enough to respect their wishes,” said Keisha. “I know back in the day—or even much more recently—it was considered romantic for a guy to keep persisting no matter what. Now it usually e
