Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator

The long winter is over and everything is growing.

Since the heavy snow faded from the world, the world has changed. All the changes that were originally terminated due to seasonal changes seem to be back on track.

The ruins that were reduced to ruins due to natural disasters and man-made disasters have regained life outside, and traces of mortal activities have once again spread east and south.

Perhaps one day, they will touch the East China Sea and come into contact with the humans who once had the same origin as them but were brought to the sea, and regard them as foreign visitors.

No matter from which angle you look at it, the gap between today's world of Chaos and later Greece is huge. Not only is there a lack of humanities and legends, but also geography.

After all, as long as you compare the map, you can find that the Greek Peninsula in later generations was a land protrusion extending from northwest to southeast. As the southernmost tip of the Balkan Peninsula, it plunged into the Mediterranean Sea. Constantinople, built between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, is right next to it, and the peninsula itself is dotted with straits and rivers.

This is a place where water is wider than land in mythological records, because many stories in the legend do not happen on this peninsula at all. For example, the Caucasus Mountains in the east, the place where Prometheus was imprisoned in his original trajectory, was actually the territory of later Russia, and was separated from Athens by several whole Greek territories. At the junction of the European and African continents, on the Strait of Gibraltar, which became famous in later generations, there is a huge stone named the 'Pillar of Hercules'. This is also the end of the Western world in the eyes of the Greeks, where Heracles reached in the Twelve Trials.

In this case, if a map were drawn for the east and west sides using the above-mentioned landmarks, the Greek peninsula would be insignificant in it. It would appear too small, no matter who compares it. But obviously, today's world of Khaos does not have a vast Mediterranean Sea, nor are there many straits. The Iberian Peninsula, which was supposed to be across the sea from Greece, has become part of the mainland. The land of Egypt in the south is not yet part of Chaos, and many places that were originally in the southeast of Greece have naturally evolved into some large number island.

Of course, since this is a world that has expanded many times, those large islands can actually be called 'small continents'. They are enough to support tens of millions of people living here, and even established an independent kingdom.

This was the case with Phenicia, a country that was located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea and faced Cyprus in later generations. It now became an island country. Surrounded by the Ionian Sea - this is not the name of a game, but a real sea area west of the Greek peninsula in later generations. But now, it has arrived on the east side of the continent.

No one knows why this human kingdom came into being. Because the humans on the earth at least still have the skills and knowledge of the previous era, which they use to record the past and develop civilization, but the humans at sea have not been able to inherit these completely.

Poseidon turned his nose up at those mortal things and allowed these ants-like active life on the ground to grow wildly. Anyway, as long as they are still at sea, they have to respect the Emperor of the Sea who is in charge of storms, tsunamis and earthquakes. Therefore, the history of the Phoenician Kingdom was interrupted for a period of time. Although they inherited the extraordinary power passed down by their ancestors orally and remembered the legends of the gods, that was all.

In short, today's Phenicia is completely different from the humans on the mainland. They lived and worked in peace and contentment under the rule of King Agenor, making a living by primitive farming and fishing. The legendary god king who can bring heavy rain and thunder and Poseidon who dominates the sea are regarded as their main gods in order to protect the country from natural disasters.

Until this day, an unexpected incident caused the kingdom to be in turmoil. The king's guards established martial law in the city of Sidon (Tyre), and three princes with extraordinary martial arts were recalled to the city from various places.

The king was furious, and everyone knew why. Because Europa, the only princess of Phoenicia, disappeared not long ago.

And the most important thing is that no matter how you look at it, this disappearance does not look like a natural event, but some intelligent life behind it has been premeditated.

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The 'beautiful' pottery fell to pieces on the ground, and Agenor stood expressionless in the palace of his palace.

In front of him, three heroic young men stood in silence with their heads bowed. They knew why their father was angry. In fact, even they themselves were anxious.

Not long ago, on a summer afternoon, the princess Europa, the sister of the three princes, was playing with her friends at the beach and was taken away by a bison in full view of the public.

The princess just got on his back - this beautiful, docile bull was really adorable - and then he galloped off.

It runs faster than a Pegasus, and the sea surface is as stable as land. In just a blink of an eye, the princess' figure disappeared on the western sea, leaving behind a group of bewildered female companions who hurriedly reported all this to the Phoenician king.

The king was furious because he and his wife Telephasa had three sons but only one daughter. Europa's beauty is the most beautiful in the kingdom, and people praise her as the girl who was kissed by the God of Beauty. But now, she has disappeared inexplicably.

So now, Phoenix, Kilkes and Cadmus, these three wise and brave princes, have returned to the palace together, waiting for their father's orders.

"I think you all know what happened."

After a long silence, King Agenor looked at his three children.

"A bull took your sister, and you all swore to protect her. But now, her whereabouts are unknown."

"This was no accident."

Phoenix said, looking at his father, but Agenor's expression did not change.

"Of course I know this is not an accident. No cow knows how to use its appearance to attract humans, and no cow can fly across the sea."

"There must be some indication of existence - such as a sea monster that can confuse people's minds, or some evil monster. I don't need you to remind me!"

The voice gradually rose, Agenor was still young and strong. Invisible pressure rose on him. He was not only a king but also a warrior powerful enough to fight sea monsters.

Looking at the three sons who made him proud, an idea arose in the king's heart. He was once proud of the excellence of his offspring, but later became troubled by it. Because there are three of them instead of one, he must choose one to succeed him as the king.

Europa had been taken away for a day, and the king no longer believed that he could bring her back intact. But perhaps using this as an excuse, he could choose an excellent new king for Phoenicia... So standing in the middle of the palace, Agenor said word by word:

"You should go find your sister, the person you swore to protect. Whether it is the ocean or the earth, this should not be an excuse for you to retreat."

"Bring Europa back, all of you. Ten years later, no matter whether we find her or not, you all will come back here. Does anyone want to refuse my order?"

"No, Father."

Kneeling on one knee, Cadmus said solemnly, and his two brothers also spoke one after another.

No one complained about this, they all recognized that this was their responsibility as brothers.

"Very good, then get ready to set off. I've already had people prepare supplies for you to cross the sea. Your strength should be enough for a safe journey."

Nodding slightly, Agenor waved his hand. The Phoenician kingdom had more than one city. He wanted to use the level of governance to measure their ability, so he sent all three sons out. But it turned out they were doing really well, so he had to change his mind.

But it was precisely because of this that he had arranged for people to prepare supplies on the way back for the three princes... The king turned around and no longer looked at his three sons. After the princes looked at each other, they also left the palace one by one.

Soon, he was the only one left in the palace. The king stood quietly for a while, then slowly sat back on his throne.

Agenor's eyes stopped at a sculpture on the wooden table. It was a gift from Europa to his father, depicting his heroic appearance of killing sea monsters when he was young.

"...Although I let them look for you, you probably won't be able to come back."

There was a moment of silence, as the king seemed to be talking to himself.

"bull?"

"..."

"Oh, gods..."

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Far away in the depths of the ocean, on the island of Crete, the blond god was admiring the seascape with a satisfied expression.

He didn't know what happened in the Phoenician palace. In fact, he didn't even pay attention to the name of that human country. But if he had heard the sigh of Agenor, he would probably only be amused by the short-sightedness of mortals.

All gods know that there may be many gods who like to turn into animals, but he is the only one who uses this method to make women let down their guard. This was the case with Hera back then, when the god-king turned into a wounded cuckoo to gain sympathy. But now, his behavior is also similar.

When he has a choice, Zeus does not like to enjoy these beauties in a simple and crude way. Especially when his long slumber was finally over and he couldn't wait to have some fun.

Transform into a bull, take the kind and beautiful human princess to a strange island, use some means to attract monsters, and then appear as a kind person in another identity, a hero to save the beauty. Zeus didn't think his crude performance could deceive the human princess for long, but only a day or two was enough. He has got what he wanted now, and he even has time to come here and watch the sea.

As for whether the smart princess will find out something is wrong in a few days... The King of God said that it is fun for a hero to save a beauty, but after the princess discovers that he is the culprit, there is nothing she can do about her anger and despair. Looks like it's a better time. This can effectively relieve the boredom caused by sleeping for too long and cheer up the great King of Gods.

As for whether this human princess and her family are willing to make this sacrifice, that has nothing to do with Zeus. Just as a butcher does not ask for the consent of animals before killing them, God does not require their consent to do anything to humans.

"Zeferos, it seems that Hera is still staying well in her palace?"

The sea breeze blew by, lifting the clothes of the God King. Everything was so natural, but Zeus was still keenly aware of the unusualness of this air flow.

But Zeus was not surprised, because it was he who made the God of the West Wind take a fancy to the Queen of Heaven - which is why he did not hunt for beauty on the mainland this time.

"Yes, just like your foresight, Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven does not like to peek into the realm of the sea."

Bowing slightly, the God of West Wind appeared from the side.

"Very good, it seems this trick can work at least a few more times."

Nodding with satisfaction, Zeus didn't expect him to be able to hide it from Hera forever, but it would be better to have less trouble like this.

Thinking of this, the God King tilted his head slightly. He looked at Zephyrus beside him. While he was sleeping, this loyal minister had already married his daughter Euphrosyne. So now, they are also a family.

"You have become much stronger over the years."

Zeus said calmly, and Zeferos remained as submissive as ever.

"This is all thanks to your generosity, Your Majesty."

"Haha... It's a pity that Helios, not you, was the first to break through the powerful divine power with the power of faith, and the sun is indeed a bit difficult to control..."

Shaking his head, the God King said nothing more. The foundation of Helios is indeed not comparable to that of a small God of the West Wind. Even today, the innate priesthood of Zeferos can still only maintain the power of a weak divine power.

He does have the idea of ​​replacing Helios, but he can't rush it now, especially when Apollo is not only not interested in it, but even expresses his lack of ability.

"The power of Shenting has increased too slowly. Now that the injury has recovered, I should speed up the pace."

The God King stretched out imagelessly and felt that he should do something to make up for the time wasted by sleeping. But after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly changed his mind.

"Well, let's pick up the pace tomorrow."

"One or two days is nothing. At least, wait until I lose interest in this princess."

As if he had convinced himself, Zeus turned around and walked towards the center of the island again.