The old gods a.k.a. the Furies felt overlook sand disregarded. They were no longer being worshipped as divine deities but had been pushed aside in favor of the younger gods, mainly Zeus and Athena. They were angry and hurt and bitter at the factory they were forgotten goddesses of old laws ( Page 266 verse 792- 805).
The Furies decide they want to curse the earth to find their own justice against the mortals who no longer shewed them blessings. Athena pleaded with them. Their anger was boiling over against her, Zeus and the mortals but she wanted them to calm down and reconsider their rightful judgement if they got what they wanted. Praise, adoration worship, and recognition things every god wants but very few get ( page 267 verses 812-819). She had to calm them down with a lure that would make their fury wax cold. Athena promised to worship them and shower them with praise and to the Furies liking they changed their tune. They went from wanting to destroy the earth with a horrible curse to blessing every foul, beast, and man across the earth (page 272-277). Athena had to stroke the ego of the Furies. They were angry about being forgotten and they wanted justice for all the pain they felt. Athena probably sympathized with the Furies and came to the conclusion to give them what they wanted to feel special, cared for, and loved again. In the end Athena's plan worked to appease the old gods and keep the order as it was because nothing changed as far as the powers of the young gods. They still could do what the want but the acknowledgement of the old gods was necessary in order to keep the peace. the
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