Cypria - Proem

[meanwright]

There was a time when countless peoples roamed the lands, the entire breadth of Gaia's bosom, and Zeus took pity on Her:

His shrewd mind formed a plan to lighten the burden placed by men on the all-nourishing Earth. He unleashed Strife on them to fan the flames of war until such time as every hero rotted in an unmarked grave and no man remained to honor them.