Isbn: 9798187811397 - two stars over olympus: a tale of aetherion and kassiane (5 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Aetherion is born a son of Zeus, heir to power, immortality, and honor on Olympus. Yet he longs for something no god can command: to be loved not for his divine blood, but for who he truly is.Bound by cosmic law, Zeus cannot grant that wish to a god. The only way is costly. Aetherion is stripped of his divinity and memory and cast down among mortals, carrying nothing of Olympus but his character and a strange sigil he calls a family heirloom.In a bustling Greek polis, he works as a laborer, poor, obscure, and watched with suspicion. Still, he refuses to cheat, to lie, or to let hardship turn him cruel. Quietly, he becomes "the one who does not steal," a man who will take hunger over dishonor.Kassiane, daughter of a respected merchant house, has been raised to marry for status and security. Instead, she finds herself drawn to the worn man who repeatedly chooses conscience over comfort. As she watches him defend the weak, refuse unfair advantage, and give away what little he has, respect becomes affection, and affection deepens into love.When she publicly takes her place at his side in the agora, Kassiane defies expectation, family pressure, and the judgment of the city. Their marriage is simple but scandalous: a noble-born woman and a nameless laborer united not by rank, but by a shared measure of what is right. On their wedding day, Aetherion gives her the pendant bearing his forgotten sigil of Olympus.Years bring trials and quiet joys, children, illness, tight seasons of work, but they also bring something rarer: a life lived without betraying the truth of their hearts. Their love remains steady, not because it is easy, but because both refuse to trade integrity for ease.Near the end of Aetherion's mortal life, Zeus appears and reveals the truth: Aetherion is his son. Olympus still waits. The god offers to restore him, memory, power, and a seat among the immortals, on one condition: Kassiane cannot come.Faced with eternity without her, Aetherion refuses godhood to remain with the woman who loved him without knowing his lineage. His choice changes everything. When their final days come and their strength is nearly gone, Zeus returns once more, this time to honor the love that outlasted every test. Together, Aetherion and Kassiane are lifted into the night sky as twin stars in a new constellation: Vinculum, "The Bond."Two Stars Over Olympus is a heartfelt, mythic tale for readers who love: Greek mythology with emotional depthLove stories where choice and character matterQuiet heroism instead of easy powerIt asks a timeless question: If you had to choose between power and a love that truly sees you, what would you keep? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…