The newly born humans numbered a little over eight hundred thousand, considerably more than those in the myths of later ages.
But considering that Khaos was far larger in this world, and that the former Mediterranean region might here be an enormous island, this number did not seem particularly large.
As God King, Cronus and the gods dwelling on the Divine Mountain received the largest share. They returned to Mount Othrys with three hundred thousand humans, including the first human king.
The Lord of the Outer Sea received one hundred fifty thousand, while Pontus and Urea each received one hundred thousand. The two sea gods took the humans to islands formed from celestial bodies that had fallen and continents shattered during the war between the Sky Father and the gods. Meanwhile, God of Mountains, together with the God King, brought the humans back to the land of their birth.
Of the remaining two hundred thousand, Gaia left one hundred thousand around her dwelling. The rest were divided among the True Gods. Some followed the God of Heavenly Light to the Underworld Soil, while others were brought by the God of Celestial Bodies to a place on the western edge of the continent.
That was where heaven and earth had come closest after the First Era. Coeus had his two daughters care for these humans in his stead.
Before leaving, every god who had participated in creating humanity left behind an image of himself in the Delphi Oracle. In the unseen depths, under the influence of the gods' power, the Oracle also became extraordinary.
The one hundred thousand humans who followed the Earth Mother settled and lived on the Great Plains around the temple. They built houses modeled after the Oracle and prayed to the gods for food. Thus, edible plants