| Earth |
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| Also known as: |
Terra, Ithaca, Lethe |
| Current ruler: |
self-governing |
| Previous known rulers: | Gaea, Lar Empire, Demeter, Hestia, Hephaestus (formally, never ruled), Eris (formally, never ruled) |
| Capital city: | New York City (unofficially, as headquarters of the United Nations and the Vanguard) |
| Population: | 8 billion |
| Affiliation: | Unincorporated territory of the Olympian Empire |
| Form of government: | Self-governing world divided into loosely organized sovereign nations |
| Distance from Olympus: | 28,000 light-years |
| First appearance | BTI 002 |
Earth is a planet in the Olympian Galaxy, the birthplace of the human race. It is technically under the jurisdiction of the Olympian Empire but is self-governed, with almost no formal contact with any other planet until very recently.
Despite its isolation and its primitive technology, it plays a crucial role in galactic politics, being the birthplace of Noriko Null and the headquarters of the Vanguard.
History
Originally called Terra and either created or discovered by Gaea 4.5 billion years ago; it was later under the rule of Demeter.
Humans evolved on this planet and under Demeter’s supervision they were used to populate the galaxy; the last common ancestor to all humans living in the Olympian Galaxy is thought to have lived between 600,000 and 1 million years ago on Earth.
In 2630 B.C.E, an Egyptian called Imhotep discovered the dead body of a Lar alien and unwillingly activated the Nexus for the first time in modern history.
The planet was later called Ithaca and was the birthplace of Ulysses and Herakles; during the Trojan War, Ulysses brought several Drylon devices to Earth, including the Palladium.
With the Palladium isolating Earth from faster-than-light travel and communications, Earth came to be known as Lethe, “the planet forgotten by the gods”. Following the end of the Trojan War, it was assigned to the newly created Hestia sector.
In 753 B.C.E. Hestia was permanently exiled from Olympus, effectively sealing Earth from the rest of the galaxy for over 2,000 years.
Eris was also exiled to Earth as punishment for unknown crimes, meeting Hestia in the 6th century.
Two Drylon devices were discovered here in the 1930s (the Core in Japan by the Tanaka family and the Heart Of The Universe in Greenland by German scientist Heinrich Null): about fifty years later, a pregnant Leiko Tanaka used both devices to teleport herself out of Earth. Working with the Mortal Liberation Front, she implanted the Nexus inside her womb and returned to Earth.
Soon after the eighteenth birthday of Noriko Null, Leiko’s daughter and Heinrich’s great-granddaughter, Athena traveled back to Earth to activate the Nexus inside her brain.
Noriko and her team, the Vanguard, soon defeated the Many sent by Hermes and the Talos sent by Hephaestus, Earth’s first experiences with alien attacks.
Earth would have to deal mostly with domestic issues until Artemis attacked during the Vanguard’s absence, destroying Beijing and a naval coalition of several countries, with massive loss of life.
Earth was later invaded by the Guild and then by the Winter King, but it was saved by the Vanguard both times.
The planet was completely removed from the rest of the universe during the final war against Ares; it was later returned to regular space, after which Noriko Null destroyed the Palladium.
Earth is now slowly joining the galactic community.
Known facts
- Class-7 technological advancement (BTI 176)
- Military personnel, including reserves: 64 million (BTI 176)
- The exact location of Earth was a closely guarded secret for years, until it was eventually made public knowledge among the gods by Apollo. It is no longer separated from the rest of the Olympian Galaxy following the resurrection of Noriko Null.