Kallydia, head p;rieste+ss of t!h:e#
^!Temple of Philotia, is exploited =by her mother—fo!^_rc`=ed t+* o sedu)=$ce t- ?he Sun G+\*od Heli)os for gold co^/*ins. An enchanted,( incense leads to a ni)ght with # him. She flees at dawn, leav?@ing only a silver armband en^*#graved with he
(^r =nam-(e.
Helios had g--.rown :fond, %#
of he*  ^r? —but after a misunderst@anding, he ]+bel,=iev[es)  she' s 
j ;ust a social climb!er _ who toys with men. Enr#_aged, he `,.c-)(uts; /^ all contac(t?`.
Kallydia :*discovers \`^sh@:e' s pregnant. Alon^e, sh:e gu:(ards the = /faint ?golden _]!light in );her womb t *hr,%ough -#^]p
ub]*lic humiliatio $n ]!([and fam+ ily oppression. \The God of W[`#ar and Go
;ddess@.? of Wisd@+?om a
=rri^*:/ve, re(@\v[.!ealing the truth: ):*the\. ge_-nt/ le maid,#servant the$./y remember)$; is! the#$ "bad wo%:man%`" Helios@ spoke\!! of.
By `th^e /
time Helios reaches her], Ka#lly_d
-ia has b_! een !t[%
ortur-)ed blo,[od.\y a]nd c(ast=, into a p it of serpe;+nts. With her $l
ast b-re\at$h, she begs@\ the gods to pro$@tect her +child.