Io, a humble temple handmaiden, dares to love Ares, the almighty sovereign of the pantheon. Their forbidden romance incites the fury of the Mother Goddess Theia, who pursues Io to a jagged precipice and casts her into the abyss below. Ares spends seven agonized years convinced his beloved perished, cherishing a mended celestial pendant as the solitary keepsake of his vanished heart.
Descending into the mortal alleys of Athens, Ares stumbles upon two impoverished street performers playing an intimate celestial melody known only to him and Io. Looking into their striking golden gazes, he realizes the children share his divine blood. Nearby, a frail and partially blind Io struggles to keep her little ones fed. To reclaim his family, Ares must defy divine decree and wage war against his mother's Olympian council.
