Chapter 2
Love and War
The War Council played their part in getting Tyreneas to Phoenicia where he would meet Arelia. Ares convinced his son to travel to the ancient city of Troy by promising wealth and glory. With his father’s promise, Tyreneas immediately set sail with a small army to the shores of Troy.
Poseidon crashed huge waves against the Greek war ship to push them far south of Troy to Byblos, the seaport of Phoenicia. Zeus sent the Greek harvest goddess, Demeter, to spoil their food. Before long, Tyreneas and his men were starving and desperate for port.
In Byblos, Anath met with her daughter Arelia. “You have to watch the horizon for a Greek warship. The men will need your help.”
Arelia picked seashells as she walked along the seashore, waiting patiently for her mysterious Greek ship. Finally, after several days, a Greek war ship sailed into port. Arelia ran to greet the men but found them weak and barely able to stand.
“Wait for me, I’ll bring food and water,” Arelia said before rushing off to the market.