I was a priest in the city-state era

The essence of god worship is like ancestor worship.

So asking an ethnic group to change their beliefs is like asking them to abandon their own ancestors and regard other people's ancestors as their own.

The Athenian Empire was able to assimilate the Mayans not only because the Athenians brought advanced civilization and technology to the Mayans, allowing the Mayans to live a better life, but also because the Athenians did not change the beliefs of the Mayans and allowed them to taste The humiliation of abandoning one's own ancestors [gods] and worshiping other people's ancestors [gods] as one's own.

Roy did not waver in Quetzalcoatl's identity as the patron saint of the Maya, all because he wanted to take care of the feelings of the Mayans.

If Quetzalcoatl is unwilling to surrender, Roy does not mind suppressing and belittling Quetzalcoatl, or even completely annihilating Quetzalcoatl.

After all, many of the goddesses in the Athenian Empire were clones of the ancient earth goddess who had the same origin as Quetzalcoatl.

Roy did not think that the Mayans could not accept the idea that the Earth Goddess of the Athenian Empire should replace Quetzalcoatl in the worship of the Mayans.

After looking at each other with Roy, Quetzalcoatl Eecotel gritted his teeth and said.

"I will defeat the goddess of the Athenian Empire and prove that I am worthy of becoming the Queen of the Gods of Mesoamerica."

"If you lose, will you surrender to the goddess of the Athenian Empire?"

Eekotel shook his head and said.

"If I lose, then I will marry you. I am the great Quetzalcoatl, and it is impossible for me to surrender to those goddesses who have the same origin as me."

"You would rather marry me than surrender to a distant relative—"

Roy showed a surprised expression, and then joked jokingly.

"It seems that I will have one more wife, because there is no way you can defeat the goddess of the Athenian Empire."

"do not underestimate me!"

Eekotel said angrily.

"We all originate from the ancient earth goddesses, there is no reason for me to lose to them."

"Then let's wait and see!"

Caribbean Sea.

This is a sea of ​​the Atlantic Ocean, located between the Greater and Lesser Antilles and the continents of North and South America. It is called the American Mediterranean.

Most rivers in Central America flow into the Caribbean Sea.

At this time, this place became the battlefield where Quetzalcoatl challenged Metis.

The two goddesses stood on the flowing sea of ​​the Caribbean Sea, and Metis said expressionlessly.

"You are a wise earth goddess like me. I didn't expect you to challenge me again. Are you stupid enough to think that you can defeat me this time?"

"Don't underestimate me!"

Iekotel said dissatisfied.

"Of course I know the difference in strength between us, so I don't want to fight you as Iekotel, but as Quetzalcoatl."

Iecotel is Quetzalcoatl, but Quetzalcoatl is not Iecotel.

After arriving in the New World, Quetzalcoatl has split into several goddesses.

Eecotel is Quetzalcoatl, the rain god Tlaloc is Quetzalcoatl, and the water god Chalchutriqui is also Quetzalcoatl.

It is precisely because of the splitting of Quetzalcoatl that in the myths of another world, Quetzalcoatl appears in different myths in different regions.

In Mayan mythology, the name of Quetzalcoatl is Iecotel.

In Aztec mythology, Quetzalcoatl's name is Quetzalcoatl.

The Quetzalcoatl god worshiped by the Toltecs was named Kukulkan.

In Inca mythology, Quetzalcoatl's name is Estujac.

There are actually hundreds, if not thousands, of different myths about Quetzalcoatl.

Quetzalcoatl has so many names because the Mayan tribes who worship Quetzalcoatl are widely distributed in southern North America and northern South America.

Because the names of gods are not fixed, different tribes will give different names to Quetzalcoatl.

The only thing in common is that these goddesses with different names are all Quetzalcoatl.

"My sisters - my clones! In order to preserve our honor as Quetzalcoatl, I ask you to become one with me."

Along with the prayer of the Quetzalcoatl God Eecotel, black divine light flew from various regions in Central America and merged into Eecotel's body.

Each ray of black divine light is a pillar of the goddess known as Quetzalcoatl.

Even the rain god Tlaloc and the water god Chalchutricui flew over and dedicated their powers to Iecotel.

As Eecotel became the many-in-one Quetzalcoatl, her body also transformed into a gigantic figure a thousand meters tall.

“It’s really good!”

Looking at the real Quetzalcoatl in front of him, Metis said with an excited smile.

"As expected of the Earth Goddess who has the same origin as me. This is the strength that the Queen of the Gods who dominates the New World should have. As long as I defeat you now, you will have nothing to say about your failure!"

"It's too early to talk in sleep now."

Quetzalcoatl summoned a black divine spear with an obsidian-like blade, and then took the initiative to attack Metis.

"In the face of Quetzalcoatl's true strength, you, as a foreign god, will fail."

Metis said while easily dodging Quetzalcoatl's attack while summoning the black divine spear.

"Although it is a good thing to have confidence, blind confidence is like stupidity. The difference in strength between you and me is just like the weapons we use. You are still using stone weapons, but I am already using iron weapons. Our strength is not at the same level at all. "

After saying this, Metis counterattacked Quetzalcoatl.

A loud bang!

Metis' black divine spear collided with Quetzalcoatl's obsidian divine spear, and the blade of Quetzalcoatl's divine spear immediately shattered into stone fragments.

Before Quetzalcoatl could recover from the shock, Metis used the black divine spear to split the body of Quetzalcoatl's divine spear in half.

After destroying Quetzalcoatl's weapon, Metis put the blade of the black divine spear against Quetzalcoatl's neck.

Quetzalcoatl naturally found it difficult to accept such an easy defeat to Metis.

"I lost to you - entirely because of the difference in weapons! If I also had this kind of weapon, I would definitely not lose to you."

"The Athenians I protect have more advanced civilization technology and military power than the Mayans you protect - this is a reality you must face."

Metis smiled confidently.

"If you are really unconvinced, I will accept your challenge at any time after the Mayans enter the Iron Age."

"Don't forget what you said today."

Seeing that Quetzalcoatl had accepted defeat, Roy also said to her.

"Dear Quetzalcoatl! Now issue an oracle to all the Mayan tribes who worship you and ask them to surrender to the Athenian Empire! As long as the Mayans surrender voluntarily, the Athenian Empire can speed up its expansion."

Quetzalcoatl showed hatred in his eyes, turned his head to look towards the north and said.

"As long as you help me destroy Tezcatlipoca, the God of Thunder, I will make the Mayans surrender to you."

Roy said with a smile.

“My target is not just the Olmecs and Tezcatlipoca, the god of thunder, but also the Aztecs and Huitzilopochtli, the god of war, the Nahuas and the moon goddess Koyosak. , the Incas of South America, and the sun god Inti are all my targets to conquer, because most of the population of the New World is concentrated in Central America, so as long as I conquer these Central American groups and gods, I can declare the entire New World. Incorporated into the territory of the Athenian Empire.”