Hesperides

Hesperides is, alongside the oracle, one of the two titular protagonists in a short visual novel The Oracle and the Philosopher. 
Hesperides is a philosopher in the city of Delphi. After the Oracle prophecises death of the citizens of Delphi, he attempts to flee with his lover, Diokles. During the sailling, Diokles falls off the ship due to a storm and dies. Hurt by the loss of his lover, Hesperides returns to Delphi to prove that the Oracle only tells lies.
==History==
Hesperides lives as a philosopher in the city of Delphi in Ancient Greece. One day, the Oracle of Delphi prophecises that Zeus will send a storm which will bring end to the citizens of Delphi. Fearing this could mean death of his lover, Dioklos, Hesperied takes him on a ship and flees the city. The ship finds itself in a storm which is so strong, it causes Diokles to fall in the sea and drown. Hesperides is hurt by this and returns to Delphi to accuse the Oracle of being a false prophet and a liar. The Oracle denies those accusations and Hesperides warns her he will expose her as a liar and returns to the city.
Soon, the Oracle makes another prophecy. She says a monster who lives in a nearby cave will arrive and the city will no longer thrive. The only way to stop this beast is to sacrifice the royal families' first borns.
The oracle's prophecy soon becomes known across the city and its inhabitants become scared of the monster. Hesperides talks to the crowd telling it that the oracle only speaks lies. Since the royal famillies' children are his students, he is convinced the oracle is just trying to get rid of him because he sees throught her.  He announces that he will go and personally kill the monster and bring back its head to show that the oracle's prophecies can be broken.
Once in the cave, Hesperides learns that the monster is a large deformed human who never leaves the cave as he is worried people will harm him. The monster also ensures him that he will not hurt him as he is innocent. He advises the philosopher to forget about the oracle, take his students and escape Delphi. Hesperides can now make three choices, each of which will result in a different ending.
#If Hesperides choses to kill the monster, he will bring his head to Delphi as a proof the oracle's prophecy was broken. Seeing the head, the citizens start pointing fingers at the oracle. Seeing no other choice, the oracle commits suicide. The crowd and Hesperides see the her soul escaping from her body, much to their astonishment. Later, people appoint a new oracle believing the previous one was possesed by an evil force. Hesperides spends the rest of his life pondering if he made the right choice.
#If Hesperides decides to use only his words to convince the crowd that the monster doesn't pose any threat, he will return to Delphi and tell everybody he has met the monster and that it is not going to attack. The oracle steps forward and declares that it is neccesary for survival to sacrifice the first borns along with Hesperides. People listen to her and carry out the sacrifices, killing Hesperides and his students.
#If Hesperides chooses to listen to the monster's advice, he will gather his students and together they will sneak out of the city. In Delphi, the sacrifices still continue to be made and since the monster doesn't attack that gives the oracle even more credibility. Her influence spreads across all of the Greece as Hesperides and his students are trying to avoid it. Hesperides spends the rest of his life pondering if he made the right choice.
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