A minute of delay is what connects the cunning messenger of the gods Hermes and Akrion, a young actor from the theater of Dionysus. A minute of delay - and the king of Hellas is killed. A minute of delay - and hopes for family happiness are destroyed. Just a minute - and the power of the aliens who call themselves gods is under threat. And they value power more than anything else in the world and do not intend to lose it. Well, time is running out. The swords are sharp, the fighting wands are loaded to capacity, and there is plenty of Rhodian wine in the wineskins. The heroes set out on a dangerous journey to defeat their enemies, restore the truth and regain their good name. But how to eradicate evil if you yourself are mired in atrocities? And where will you find the truth if even the gods lie?