Atë

When I found Atë, it was after an incredibly long audition.

I was tired.   It felt like I’d been in a school hall for days - the smell of old gym shoes and deodorant lingering in the air; heavy curtains shutting out the daylight.

And I still wasn't done:  hopeful deity after hopeful deity – Mafdet,  Qadesh, Eos, Hedone, Pahket – all doing their stuff upon the stage to convince me they had what it took for the lead role.

They all had commendable star qualities -  and none of them were someone...