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Day of Kaliopi

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A story goes that, long ago, there was a woman named Kaliopi who gave birth to twins, a girl and a boy. In tribute to the Titans, the woman named the twins Sydon and Lutheria. However, rather than viewing this as the act of devotion, it was intended to be, the Titans were incensed by the hubris of the woman. Lutheria cursed Kaliopi into a great madness, causing her to throw her two young children into the sea, where Sydon conjured a storm to ensure they were washed away.

Those who are sympathetic to the Titans say that Sydon brought them safely to Praxys, where they were raised and serve the Titan to this day; those against the Titans believe them to be drowned. Regardless of the truth, the loss of her children caused Kaliopi to fall into great despair. Unable to comprehend what she had done, she roamed Thylea, calling out for her lost children for the rest of her days.


In memory of this woman and her lost children, the ‘Day of Kaliopi’ sees cities and villages across Thylea throw a children’s festival, and to pay thanks to both the Gods and Titans for keeping them safe from harm. Games, stalls, and street food are everywhere, devotions are made at temples, and some larger cities even run parades.

In the evening, however, any children under the age of five are quickly ushered indoors. It is said that, as night falls on the festivals across Thylea, Kaliopi's ghost begins to wander, calling out and trying to find her lost children. If she comes across any children in this time who are unattended or unguarded, she will spirit them away and claim them as her own. Because of this, doors are kept firmly locked, special incense designed to ward off ghosts is burned, and young children are bid to sleep close to their parents for the night, with some even tying a piece of string between their own wrist and those of their children to ensure that they cannot be dragged away unnoticed.


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