Legends and myths are intertwined in the annals of scripture and are complex phenomenons dealing with the religious and mystic. Bearing this in mind, allow me to offer you the following scenario.
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Legend has it that in Greek mythology there were lesser gods possessed of special powers and gifts. ONE FINE DAY, the GOD OF ALL THE HEAVENS AND EARTH, gathered these lesser gods before Him and requested that they combine their talents to create a mortal man to send to mankind with all the attributes they deemed important. Each god came forth and together they decided what each of them would bestow on this man.

One of the most handsome and god of the sun and a patron of the arts, APOLLO, sculpted him a wondrous face, noble of brow with arched eyebrows, large luminous dark eyes surrounded by long lashes, a strong nose, a mobile mouth and a proud chin.

APHRODITE, goddess of beauty and love, gave him the charisma to attract all persons to him.

HERCULES. not to be outdone, since he had great accomplishments in strength, gave him a tall, firm and strong body which would help him through life's pursuits and gain him admiration.

The goddess of wisdom, ATHENA, bestowed upon him great intelligence and the power to use it wisely.

POSEIDON, god of all the oceans, declared, "I shall give him a love of the seas and the courage to sail thereon fearlessly."

ARTEMIS, twin to Apollo and goddess of the moon and stars, gave him courage to seek his destiny.

Slowly, each god came and gave to this mortal that which they believed to be important.

NARCISSUS, coming upon this work of art, soon became consumed with jealousy and voiced his objections. "He is too perfect....too beautiful....I shall make him UNSIGHTED so that he may never look upon his reflection and see how handsome he is." So in saying this, he ran off to view his own face.

The lesser gods murmured together about what NARCISSUS had done. "Then we," interjected the GRACES and the MUSES, goddesses of music and dance, "shall give him a love of music and a pure voice, as beautiful as the angels singing and as lyrical as the lyres and harps, so all who hear him shall be entranced by the melodies he sings."

"And I," added ATLAS, "shall give him broad and strong shoulders to bear the obstacles which might come his way."

Then, the LORD OF ALL THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH, looked upon the handiwork of the lesser gods and pronounced it good. "All that you have given him is good, but I shall give him that which is the MOST IMPORTANT. I SHALL GIVE HIM A SOUL so that he shall be caring and compassionate of others and that he shall LOVE AND BE LOVED" and so saying, he sent him to earth.

As they watched him leave, Artemis softly asked, "What shall they call him on earth?"

And, on earth, they called him ANDREA.

Written and contributed by: Gypsy (GYPSY1456@prodigy.net)
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