Ares does not want to fall in love [Greek mythology]

Riding on the autumn wind of the harvest, the shock in Athens soon spread to Olympus.Before Athena had time to stop the news, the gods already knew the ins and outs of the matter, and they all showed gloating expressions.

Back then, at the birthday party of Queen Hera, this goddess successfully drove the God of War Ares out of the God Realm, and she was proud of it for a while.She must not have thought of it at that time, right?That male god who always caused trouble would bring her such a big trouble!

Athena had a panoramic view of the eyes of the gods, and felt like a clown exposed on the stage of light, without the cover of the curtain, for everyone to laugh at.

The proud goddess only felt that it was extremely absurd.She obviously has a proud wisdom.Compared with her, these gods and humans are mere fools.However, she was seen as a joke by these fools, how could she accept it?

The distraught goddess ran to Athens to seek a duel with Ares.However, she couldn't get angry, and she couldn't fight.After a fierce battle, she was defeated by the sword of Ares again.

In the past, Ares would fight with her, but they won and lost each other.Because although Ares is proficient in fighting, she is more intelligent, and she can always catch his weaknesses and make him fall into a predicament until he is defeated.But after Ares and Adonis mixed together, she gradually learned a lot of tactics and strategies, and many of her clever moves were self-defeating in front of him.

The goddess who was severely injured was stunned on the ground, but her eyes were staring at Ares with hatred.

Ares was still holding the epee in his hand, seeing Athena's eyes, he was a little puzzled: "Athena, you are a smart goddess, you must look at me with such eyes, let me know that I can't let go Are you in big trouble?"

Athena: "..." I really don't know why this reckless man speaks so irritatingly!The furious Athena vomited another mouthful of blood.

But Ares had no intention of taking her life.Among the many goddesses of Olympus, only Athena, Artemis, Demeter and others can fight him.He still wants to keep this opponent well, and when she recovers a bit, she can fight again next time.

Thinking of this, Ares took another step forward, and saw Athena shrank back involuntarily, and then glared at him with more fierce eyes in embarrassment.

"What do you want!" Athena demanded.

Ares paid no attention to her tone, just like a leopard does not pay attention to the cry of a pheasant.He stated his purpose very frankly: "I want to ask you to swear."

Athena couldn't figure out what was going on, she thought that this male god would never end with her, and even hated herself for talking nonsense with him, but she didn't expect to see the hope of life in a blink of an eye.But she still had doubts in her heart, so she asked, "What oath?"

Ares' request is not difficult.He asked her to swear to Gaia, the goddess of the earth, that she would never take revenge on the Athenians, nor start any conspiracy against him and Adonis, otherwise the godhead would be broken and her soul would return to the underworld.

Due to the situation, Athena had to swear at the request of Ares.There are still thousands of unwillingness in her heart, but under the absolute strength of Ares, no matter how unwilling she is, she can only swallow back.

During the Athens trip, Ares really got a lot of unexpected gains as Adonis said.Not only did he have a hearty fight with Athena, but he also won a large number of believers for himself-the people of Athens have now changed their beliefs. Except for the extreme admirers of Athena who are still stubborn, everyone else has started In addition to worshiping gods such as the king of gods, the emperor of the sea, and the goddess of agriculture, a large group of them put Ares, the god of war, and Adonis, the god of plants, on the altar, which further strengthened the strength of the two male gods.

Upon hearing this news, the gods of Olympus thought that Ares would start a war soon, and strive to go through ten wars as soon as possible, end the catastrophe, and return to the God Realm.

Who knew that they waited and waited, and waited for more than ten years, but they didn't wait for the chaos in the world——

Ares, the god of war, is running all over the world, but there is no sign of starting a war.

In the spring he was in Sparta with the plant god.The Spartan soldiers listened to his tactics and became more proficient in fighting.

During the summer he was in Thrace with Adonis.He planted a mountain of roses for his lover, and they hugged and kissed in the flower field.

In autumn, they return to Cyprus, where they hunt, fish and bask in the sun.

In winter, people stay in their homes and do not go out. They are still traveling around the world to see different scenery.

The gods who wanted to watch the excitement ate a mouthful of candy, only to feel tired and flustered.

Year after year, the gods gradually saw God of War's "not doing business properly", so they stopped paying special attention to them, but focused more on the dispute between the queen Hera and the goddess of wisdom Athena.

Since Hephaestus made a big fuss at the birthday party, the Queen of Heaven, Hera, has become more and more extreme.She hated Zeus's lover and children even more than before, and even the gods such as Apollo, Artemis, and Hermes, which she had accepted with her nose closed, became her thorn in the side and thorn in her flesh again.Especially in Athena.

When Athena lost the faith of the Athenians, the always majestic and noble queen directly came to the stage to ridicule.After being contradicted, he was even more furious, and since then he has fought against Athena every chance he has.At a public banquet, she even took the opportunity to get angry and scolded the goddess who tried to ascend to the throne through her two ineffective sons.

The contradictions between the two goddesses are increasing, and the disputes are becoming more and more fierce.Until a golden apple appeared at the wedding of the human hero Paleus and the sea goddess Thetis, their conflict finally reached its peak.

That's what happened--

The careless hero Paleus omits Eris, the goddess of discord, when he invites guests, and the goddess of discord takes revenge for this.Eris, who is good at provoking people's hearts, took out the golden apple he got from Ares and presented it to the guests at the banquet, with the words "for the most beautiful goddess" written on it.A simple title has attracted thousands of goddesses.

To judge the most beautiful goddess, Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, is well-deserved.However, she did not attend the banquet.

Aphrodite's situation is known to everyone now, it was her husband's cruel punishment to her - in the desolate underworld, she once tried to seduce the brother of death, and let Hypnos, the god of sleep, fall under her pomegranate skirt .The furious god of death found out about this, grabbed her brilliant blond hair, took her to the river Styx, and told her viciously that she wanted to seduce people next time, and that her goal was in the turbulent river Styx.

The goddess who was warned lost the courage to travel around like a butterfly. She began to get used to the dark underworld and the monotonous life, and no longer missed the light of the gods and the lively banquets.She knew that she had already lost face, even if someone sent an invitation to the banquet, it was to see her jokes.She would rather live in their memory and be as glamorous as before.

In the absence of Aphrodite, the eyes of the gods focused on the queen Hera.She is the most honorable goddess of Olympus, with her present, who would dare to call herself the most beautiful?

Hera thought so too.She was about to put away the lost and recovered golden apple, but was stopped by Athena.The goddess in charge of wisdom directly quarreled with Hera, the queen of heaven. She spoke vigorously and clarified her views to the gods present.In her opinion, wisdom is the most beautiful thing in the world, far better than grace and luxury without connotation.

The two goddesses couldn't compete, so they had to ask Zeus, the king of gods, to make the decision.Fed up with Hera's fierce pursuit, Zeus certainly didn't want to be involved in the whirlpool, so he handed over the right to make decisions to Prince Paris of Troy.

The innocent Paris knew nothing about the dispute between the two goddesses, he was in a dilemma and could not make a decision.The queen Hera began to lure him, promising him the supreme right in the world, asking him to admit that she is the most beautiful goddess.Athena, the goddess of wisdom, was not to be outdone, and promised him his unique wisdom, so that he could rely on his own wisdom to hold everything he wanted in his hands.

Paris thought of the stunning beauty Helen he had seen in the palace of Sparta.He longed for her love, just like the parched land longed for the moisture of rain, this longing made him crazy!Now, a great opportunity is in front of him.Of course he could use the power Hera gave him to force that beauty to leave King Menelaus of Sparta, but he wanted Helen's willingness more, and he wanted Helen's love to bloom for him!

Paris chose Athena without hesitation, and helped Athena regain her breath after so many years of suppression.However, Hera was not in a good mood. She watched Paris take Helen away with cold eyes, and then sent an oracle to let all the Achaeans (the general name for the powerful tribes in Greece) form an alliance to attack the other side of the sea. of Troy.

This war of hatred and interests broke out.

Ares was hunting in Cyprus when the war broke out.He was not surprised at all when he heard the news from the flying bird: "Humans always avoid the god of war, but they don't know that it is not me who provokes the war, but desire | disputes."

Adonis asked him: "Are you going to participate in this war?" He knew Ares' enthusiasm for war, would he stand on Hera's side?

Ares shook his head and said abruptly, "Adonis, you have to help me."

"Tell me." Adonis seldom heard him mention the word "help", so he couldn't help but look serious.

I just heard Ares say: "You must control me and not let me participate in this war." He has always been confident in himself, but he is afraid that he will not be able to control his fighting hands.

Adonis was surprised by his thoughts, and only heard him ask: "Do you like the free life now, or the time in Olympus?"

To be honest, although there were many beautiful days in Olympus, he prefers the current life and Ares who is as free as the wind.He doesn't hold onto those memories because they are creating more.

"I think so too," Ares said, "so I absolutely can't help Hera. Once she's in a good mood, call me back to the God Realm—you know, I don't want to go back."

Adonis didn't expect him to have such thoughts, but he hoped that Ares would be free and easy like this and stop participating in the struggle of the gods.

I'm afraid... Hera won't let his help easily.

Sure enough, they had just discussed this topic when Hera, the queen of heaven, came to Cyprus and came to the door in person.