Queen Antheia

**Antheia** (Athena Anastasia Antheia; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of Venus from 20 June 1837 until her death. Parliament voted her the additional title of Empress of the Milky Way Galaxy in 1876. Her reign of 63 years and seven months was longer than that of any of her predecessors. It was a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change, completely remaking Venus and molding it in a new planet, and was marked by a greater expansion of the Venusian Empire.

Antheia was the daughter of Prince Eros Muloglou and Princess Penelope Primopoulou (siblings by birth; husband and wife by marriage). Muloglou and Primopoulou being the personal patronymics of her parents. After both of her parents perished in an attack on the Venusian Royal Capital, a regency was established underneath the direction of Princess Petunia and Prince Edward (two of her favorite cousins). She inherited the throne aged 18 after her regents stepped down when she reached her majority on her eighteen birthday. Her high standards and many accomplishments with expanding, defining, and setting examples for personal mortality, defense of one`s person, honor, and loyalty paved the way for further constitutional reforms.

Antheia married her fifth cousin Prince Qoi of Jäger-Kagome and Kemono in 1840. Their children married into royal and noble families across various planets, and she was honored with the sobriquet "the grandmother of the Milky Way Galaxy" and spreading magical abilities in planetary royalty. After Qoi`s death in 1861, she plunged into such a deep depression that even her enemies worried for her health. However, after she gained her composure, Antheia started to lead her people and expand her empire with more ferocity than ever before. She died on the Venusian Virgin Islands in 1901. The last Venusian monarch of the House of Primopoulou-Muloglou, she was succeeded by her daughter Thestios VII of the House of Venusian.

## Birth and family

Antheia`s father was Eros Muloglou, the first son of the reigning of Venus, Kristoff III. Until 1817, Antheia`s two eldest daughters (Sofie and and Romana), was the only legitimate heirs to the throne. Their deaths in 1817 precipitated a succession crisis that brought pressure on her married parents, and their married siblings to produce children to ascend to the throne; as neither her parents nor their surviving siblings had any more surviving children. In 1818, the Palace announced that her mother was pregnant which set off celebrations in the Empire. Their third child, Antheia, was born at 4:15 a.m. on 24 May 1819 at Antheia Palace in Andromeda.

Antheia was christened publicly by an high-ranking priest in the Venusian Church, Lord Edward, on 24 June 1819 in the Planetary Room at Antheia Palace; a ceremony attended by hundreds-upon-hundreds of Venusian citizens. She was baptised *Athena* after one of her godparents, Queen Athena of Mercury, *Anastasia* after both of her late elder siblings` personal patronymics, and *Antheia*, after the first Queen/ruler of the Venusian Empire, Queen Antheia Sabrina. To honor her parents—Lord Edward had wanted to make both of their first names Antheia`s personal patronymics—her parents refused the generous offer and allowed the Lord to make use of their first names as his daughters` personal patronymics.

At birth, Antheia was first in the line of succession after her own parents (who were the reigning King and Queen of Venus). Both of her elder siblings had died before she was even born, making her the eldest surviving child of her parents and thus the next Queen of Venus. From a young age, she assumed the duties as the first-in-line and the heir apparent to her parents. The Regency Act 1830 made special provision for two of her cousins to act as regents in case her parents died while Antheia was a minor. Her parents greatly trusted her two older cousins and their capacities to be good regents.

## Death of Parents

In an unprecedented war crime, Antheia`s parents and Antheia`s residence (Antheia Palace) was attacked by Mercurian forces causing massive outrage among the other planetary councils. The King and Queen allowed just enough time for their daughters, and members of their daughter`s personal household enough time to escape; they were slaughtered in the bloodbath. The Regency Act 1830 came into effect upon the death of her parents, as Antheia was only a minor; her own cousins were still shaken by the death of their aunt and uncle. Antheia was similarly shaken, experiencing nightmares, frequent headaches, and a low energy level when interacting with people; however when an Mercurian convoy made their way to the Royal Palace to speak with the new regnants and the future queen about negotiations to stop the attacks against Venus, Antheia ordered the entire convoy to be killed, and their heads displayed on pikes to warn the Mercurians of what she would do to their soldiers should they want to retaliate. Her cold-blooded nature served to make her an imposing figure, though her heart was quite warm and welcoming to those who enjoyed her company. In 1830, Antheia and two of her guards traveled to the Mythical Nations located on Earth, where they were introduced to various foreign dignitaries including; various princes/princesses of other kingdoms, and various foreign dignitaries from countries outside of the Mythical Nations. The Princess detested the Princes who hung onto her every word, bluntly telling them that she was interested in them, as she had no time for romance; her refusals to even consider them made many of the Princes` parents infuriated; in a way she was like her own elder siblings who went through the same things that she did.

By 1836, her two cousins (who had faithfully reigning in her place), started discussing marriage in front of Antheia. Hoping to dodge the subject completely, she expressed her wish to completely eliminate the Mercurians who murdered her parents and attacked her people. Both of her cousins were notably distressed at the statement and introduced many people who wanted to court her, while dancing at a ball she met Prince Qoi of Jäger-Kagome and Kemono (her fifth cousin) and was enamored by his face; she also reportably laughed at his face which startled both Qoi and the guests around them. Her two cousins also favoured a match with the historically-neutral Duchy of Jäger-Kagome and Kemono, his parents were less thrilled as they saw the future Venusian Queen as highly unstable; these blatant statements made Antheia break down crying in tears in front of the members of her personal household. According to her diary, she enjoyed Qoi`s company from the beginning. After the visit she wrote, "[Qoi]" is incredibly kind-hearted, he makes me feel like a real girl; I feel wanted by somebody, and it makes me feel good." The other people her cousins suggested, she referred to them as "annoying" and "egotistic".