I am the goddess of the night sky and sea
A beginning to a long ended era
The daughter of Titans Coeus and Phoebe
Defiant of God Zeus and Goddess Hera
Strong willed and free spirited I still remain
In Ancient tongue “ad astra per aspera”
My influence on the celestial plane
Begets nightly visions and incantations
Over horoscopes and prophecy I reign
Guardian of nocturnal divinations
The realm of Astronomy is mine to claim
My existence imbues the constellations
Forever remembered by my astral name
I became Delos the hidden quail island
And for sheltering Leto I am to blame
Whether it be remote valley or highland
Hera’s wrath for my sister was relentless
Hera forbade Leto’s birth from all dryland
Though my actions left the goddess contentless
Out of reverence she dare not reproach me
Thus for my great deed I remain repentless
From Leto’s birth her dear children came to be
Apollo and Artemis became well known
As well as my own daughter Hecate
All went on to inspire legends of their own
Surviving the ages even as time turns
Their stories and likenesses preserved in stone
Like the sun in the sky my own name yet burns
Gifter of shooting stars and prophetic dreams
Above the moon shines while below the sea churns
A planetary scholar of cosmic schemes
I interpret the nocturnes of the heavens
To warn of impending natural extremes
Appearing as a flash of brilliant levins
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