In Ancient Greece, the invocation "May the gods watch over you" was more than a spoken blessing. It was an entreaty for divine benevolence. Phoibe, demigod daughter of Hera, is content. Raised by her adopted aunt, her life is quiet, filled with milling grain and spinning wool. But after her Hestia celebration, Apollo visits the small town of Belen. Now Phoibe will have to choose-- If she marries a mortal, she risks eternal solitude for a moment of love. If she follows her heart, she risks spurning a god. The gods are enormously powerful, but they don't fix problems. They make bigger ones. Uncover the curse. . . Origin of the Sphinx is a prequel novella in the Curse of the Sphinx series.