“Unveiling the Untold: Discover the Enigmatic Lost Sequels of The Iliad That Could Rewrite History!”
The real story begins in the Cypria, which not only begins the Cycle proper, but is the direct prequel to the Iliad. The Cypria fills in how the conflict starts, up to the opening scene of the Iliad and prepares for events after it. By fill in, I mean really fill in. With the boom in cinematic universes since Iron Man, have you ever seen a movie that tries too hard to front load future films? Think your Iron Man 2, your Batman Vs. Superman, and your Amazing Spider-Man 2. By surviving accounts, that was the Cypria. The story includes the beauty contest of the gods that sets events in motion. Zeus and an advisor god conspire to start the Theban and Trojan Wars. Why? Population control. This is also why we spent three whole epics telling the events surrounding the Theban wars: it is phase 1 of Zeus’ plan with the Trojan war being phase 2. There were simply too many of us, and we sinned too much, so we had to be put in our place. Zeus is also warned that the child of the goddess Thetis is destined to be stronger than him if fathered by another god. Thus, Zeus decides to marry her off to a mortal.
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