Zeus's Eagle by Lucy Coats

Author:Lucy Coats
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2016-08-10T13:46:56+00:00

“I heard that a certain queen has been taking care of the beasts. And that you”—the goddess pointed a sharp-nailed finger at him—“have been lazing about down on earth. I wonder how Hera would feel if I told her about that.” Demon started to shake. It wasn’t true, but Hera was not known for her patience, and he knew she was already in a terrible mood. This was beginning to look very bad for him. He looked at Psyche, begging her with his eyes not to tell on him.

“I see you take my point,” said Psyche. “It so happens that I need a boy who is good with beasts. I have to do a tiny little task for Aphrodite. But I need the help of Zeus’s Eagle, and I can’t get at the wretched bird. I’m sure it wouldn’t be a problem for a clever lad like you to persuade him to do what I need?” She made the twisting gesture again, and Demon found he could speak.

“Why exactly do you need Zeus’s Eagle, your Divinity?” he asked. All at once, Psyche sat down beside him with a thump, bursting into tears for a second time.

“Aphrodite won’t let me marry my lovely Eros till I get her some water from the Spring of Eternal Youth,” she wailed. “It’s guarded by a horrid three-headed snake, and Eagle is the only one who can defeat it. I have to get him to come with me. I HAVE to!” She glared at Demon again.

“You WILL bring me Zeus’s Eagle, boy. Meet me here tomorrow night, or Hera shall hear of your neglect. You’ll be a dung beetle before you know it, and then”—she stamped her foot and ground it into the dust—“squelch!”

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