Thousands of years after people have stopped believing in her, the ancient Greek goddess Athena discovers she has come down with a strange illness: feathers are sprouting underneath her skin, and could puncture her lungs. Hermes finds her and informs her about his blazing fever that is burning him up, literally. Desperate to preserve their immortality, Athena and Hermes seek the help of the still-living prophetess Cassandra, who informs them that a war has begun between them and Hera, who seeks to prolong her own life by taking theirs.