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Long ago, Apollo fell in love with a mortal queen. The queen ruled so much land that her subjects felt she ruled the world. She was a benevolent leader, as well as a soon to be mother. All went wrong, however, when her unborn baby became seriously ill.
To save the life of his love, Apollo needed a healing flower from the garden of Queen Hera of Olympus. She reluctantly agreed to let him have it, on the condition that she could have the baby when it was born. Apollo pleaded her to not take his son, but he needed the flower. In the end, he managed to convince her that if the child would find the queen, or if a search party brought his son home, then his child could be free from Hera's clutches. In return, he promised that he would not aid in the search, because being a god gave him an unfair advantage, and he wouldn't send out another god to find the baby.
Soon, Apollo's love, Rosalie, gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. Just as she was holding her son for the first time, Hera snatched him away The queen choked out, "William. I name thee William Solace. Please do not take away his name, Queen Hera."
In hopes that her son would find her, the queen sent out search parties, and every year on his birthday, she, and the rest of the kingdom lit lamps and set them afloat. His beauty was legend, and many spoke of the prince. His tale was never forgotten.