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S7E1 - All About Athena (and Pallas)

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Zeus's Trick With a Shield

Triton decided to stage a friendly competition between the two girls and invited the gods to watch them in battle. It was supposed to be fake combat, and both girls were instructed to only disarm their opponent. They weren't trying to actually hurt each other. Would palace actually be able to disarm the goddess Athena and claim victory? Well, that might have actually happened. If it hadn't been for surprise, surprise, Zeus. He was there supporting his daughter, and he hated watching Athena lose. She had no idea that it was Zeus's trick with a shield that caused palace not to see this spear. Instead, she blamed herself. For months, she grieved the loss of her best

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