Atreus: Overcoming Obstacles

Atreus

“It’s a boy!” Zeus exclaimed as his new son was born. He was named Atreus, and he was the son of Zeus and Hera. He was a brave and adventurous boy that frequently got into trouble. When he grew up, he became a tall, blonde boy who loved to explore Olympus, the gods’ kingdom. It was a very beautiful kingdom with giant white marble columns and rooms with walls of gold. He could always find a new place in this giant place, through a crack in the wall or caves in the side of the rock.
Sometimes though, he would become bored at Olympus and instead of running and playing, he would observe the humans. He was allowed anywhere at Olympus, but he was not yet old enough to be allowed down to the humans’ land, but he loved to watch the humans and all of their exciting adventures. He had seen a woman in a weaving contest with Athena, a boy with wings attached to his body flying a little too close to the sun, and many other interesting adventures. He grew up to look like a young man, even though he was actually way older than that, but he was still as adventurous and curious as he ever was.
One day he was sitting on the edge of Olympus, watching the beautiful chariot of Apollo make its descent down back to the ground, with many different shades of red and blue streaking across the sky.

He was starving, and did not know how to hunt for food. He decided that he would travel through the thick forest to the nearest city, Athens. Athens was a very wealthy city and filled with people that he hoped could help him with his problem. It took him multiple days to travel there, but he finally made it to Athens. He was almost dead from starvation and exhaustion until he found hope. He noticed a man dumping leftover food in a street. He sprinted over to it and devoured every last piece, gaining the energy to keep moving on. He had to live as a homeless beggar for a while, searching the streets for just enough food and water to