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After the United States, women 's national soccer team won the Women 's World Cup, many wondered how such a victory was possible. Some gave credit to their powerhouse offense, but many forgot that they had a stellar defense that seldom allowed opposing teams to score. Hope Solo, the goalie of the team, was the main reason why this defense looked amazing. She was named the best goalkeeper in the tournament. She stopped every shot in her way; she was almost god-like. In fact, she was a god, the goddess of time. She was profoundly interested in the mortal game and disguised herself as a mortal to take part in the games. The reason why she was this amazing was because of Termatofylakas, the god of stopping things in motion. Hope Solo had a …show more content…

Termatofylakas was conceived when the god of goalkeeping, Tim Howard saw Hope Solo play. Although Hope Solo is a goddess, Tim Howard was not aware that she was disguising herself as a mortal to play the game of soccer. He wanted her, Tim Howard’s plan was to descend to Earth, disguising himself as a fellow mortal and intending to conceive a child with her. When he put his plan in motion, it was a total success. Although to his surprise Hope Solo too was a god. Together they created the goddess of stopping things in motion, Termatofilakas. When her father realized her power, he gifted her a pair of golden gloves. When she wore the gloves they magnified her powers, giving her the ability to stop any object in motion both in the mortal and god realm. Termatofylakas’ landmark is the United States of America. She is usually associated with soccer stadiums in the country. She has a throne and it is shaped in the form of a giant golden hand. She sits in this chair when the women 's national team plays, and always guides Hope Solo to victory by assisting Hope in the obstruction of goals shot by the opposing team. The most notable appearance of Termatofylakas was when the Women 's national team played in Canada in the Women 's World Cup. During that tournament, the team allowed the fewest amount of goals in. Many said that this outstanding occurrence was because of Hope Solo’s skills in net, however, Hope was the only one aware of her daughter’s

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