[Greek mythology] Apollo's counterattack plan

On Mount Olympus, a fierce battle is raging.

Different from the previous two times, this time, all the gods took action.

There is nothing they can do if they don't take action. The number of giants is too many, which has far exceeded the sum of the number of gods on Mount Olympus.

Even if they hide in the corner of the temple, they can still be found by those opponents wandering around, and start to catch and fight.

This battle is fought from morning to night, from night to morning, and from morning to night...

Apollo sat in the chariot of the sun - which Eros forced from Zeus and gave him - drove past the two giants and dragged Hermes, who was crushed and beaten by them. Get out and stuff it in the car.

Dionysus, the god of wine, was also inside, and the clothes were covered with mud and dirt, which was an unprecedented embarrassment.

Hermes exhaled and said, "Brother, it's a good thing you're here."

"How come you can't even beat them?" Apollo wondered, these two guys don't look like anything special.

"It's not that I can't beat them, I'm just exhausted," Hermes yelled loudly, "Didn't you shoot the giant leader in the left eye at the beginning? Look at him. "

Apollo looked in the direction of his finger, and his body shook: "What, his wound has completely recovered."

He had discovered a long time ago that although these giants are not very good at fighting, their recovery ability is extremely good.

It's just that he never imagined that even such a serious trauma as an eyeball burst could be recovered in such a short period of time.He remembered the scene where the giant's eye was injured, and a bloody arrow shot out of his eye.He was so painful that he covered his eyes and fell down, unable to stand up.

Apollo was speechless: "According to their recovery ability, wouldn't it be impossible to beat them to death?"

"Yes." Hermes said, "Zeus's thunderbolt is powerful, right? Yesterday afternoon, I saw him chop a giant into charcoal, so what now, that guy is still alive and kicking."

After finishing speaking, he put his arms around Apollo's neck and said, "Brother, to be honest, don't you think that these guys are specially used to deal with us?"

"I think. Where did these come from? If the divine power attack is useless, then this battle is useless. Sooner or later, our strength will be exhausted. At that time, they will directly use We'll be thrown into Tartarus. I don't want to be in that spooky place."

Hermes comforted: "Don't worry, don't worry, there will be a solution."

Dionysus said: "What can be done? Is there anything more powerful than gods in this world?"

"Think about it, although giants are not afraid of the attacks of gods, what if they are attacked by humans? Are they afraid?"

"Oh, I understand what you mean, it seems reasonable." Apollo nodded.

"So what," retorted Dionysus, "even if we really go to the mortal world and find those so-called heroes, wouldn't their legs tremble in fright when they saw the giant? At that time, I'm afraid they won't even be able to stand up." Can't stand. Well, even if they barely tremble, but with their meager strength, how likely do you think it is to throw a spear into the giant's chest, or shoot an arrow into the giant's eye What about sex? Ordinary people don’t have such great strength.”

Hermes smiled and said, "I thought so too, but you see, there is an excellent candidate there."

Everyone followed his gaze, only to see a tall young man standing next to God King Zeus. From the side, he had a tall nose and a well-defined outline. He was very handsome.

Although he does not have the light of a god on his body, his strong and powerful arms are not as weak as those of ordinary people, and they are completely comparable to Ares, the god of war.

The young man seemed to feel the eyes of the three people, turned his head sideways, and looked in their direction, with the corners of his mouth raised, showing a friendly smile, with white teeth and bright eyes, he looked like a well-educated prince.

Apollo trembled and murmured, "It's him!"

The other two asked in unison, "Who?"

"Hercules." Apollo said, his face paler than ever.

There is actually an enmity between him and that young man, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a deep hatred.

Things go back a long time.

At that time, he was still in the world, carefully managing his temple, thinking only about improving his divine power and defeating the gods.

Once, he was busy with other things and didn't pay attention to the call of the priestess Pythia, so he didn't give the oracle in time, so when he returned to the Temple of Delphi, he got a shocking news.

The villain who asked for the oracle was dissatisfied, and even picked up Pythia's hair, dragged her out of the temple, and declared that the God of Light would save people himself.

Apollo was furious.

It is not only for him to beat women, but also because he disrespects the gods.

And that villain is Hercules, who is said to be so powerful that many people in the world call him Hercules.

Of course Apollo was not afraid of him, so he ran into the forest angrily with his silver bow, and reached the place where the priestess was tied.

But strangely, he only saw Pythia who was crying sadly, but the young man named Hercules disappeared without a trace.

Apollo untied Pythia from the rope, comforted her, and let her go back.He himself continued wandering in the forest, vowing to find that person.

Finally, by a small stream, he saw a young man, not wearing a robe, but a large lion skin, which was the same as the clothes described by everyone in the temple.

He was cleaning wild fruits in the stream, and beside him was a bonfire, on which a whole rabbit was roasted, and the smell of roasted meat wafted from one to another.

Apollo struggled for a while, thinking whether to shoot him directly from behind without saying anything, or let him turn around, and after reporting his name, he would fight face to face.

As a result, at this moment, Hercules just finished washing the berries and stood up.As soon as he turned around, Apollo couldn't help but snorted, his brows and eyes crooked with a smile.

It turned out that he was biting a red fruit in his mouth, his lips were propped up into a round shape, his cheeks were bulging up high, matching his already big and round eyes, it looked very funny .

With Apollo's smile, the anger in his heart dissipated a little.

The man's reaction was also very interesting. He stared at Apollo first, and then took the fruit out of his mouth. For some reason, his face flushed immediately.

"You, wait a minute, I'll be right back," he stammered, "don't go, don't go away."

"Why should I listen to you? Do you know who I am? I am..." Apollo was a little annoyed, but before he could tell his name, the man ran away as fast as he could. , as if death was chasing after him.

Apollo stayed where he was, with a dazed look on his face.

what's the situation?What does he mean?

But no matter how upset he was, he was actually right there, obediently waiting for that person to come back.

Hercules went quickly and returned quickly, and soon ran back like a gust of wind, but the running posture was a bit strange, with both hands on his chest, as if he was holding something.

When he got closer, Apollo saw that what he was holding was a big rooster with bright black eyes, smooth feathers, and a bright red comb.

As soon as Hercules approached him, his speed slowed down, and even the roots of his ears became red.

He shyly approached Apollo and handed the cock over, his eyes sparkling and his fingers trembling with nervousness.

Apollo looked at the rooster, and the rooster looked at him and croaked loudly at him.

Apollo took the big cock and said reservedly: "If you want to use a chicken to make amends, I suggest that you'd better roast it before bringing it to me."

Hercules widened his eyes again: "Apologize, what apology?"

Apollo frowned: "You gave me the big cock, didn't you ask for my forgiveness because you bullied my priest? It seems that you have seen it early on, and I am Apollo, the God of Light."

Hercules froze for a moment, he really didn't see it.

"So you are Apollo, so I really want to apologize for what I did just now. However, there is a reason for this. I have suffered from a disease since I was a child..." Hercules scratched embarrassingly. Scratching his head, he didn't know how to speak clearly for a while.

But Apollo understood immediately.

He had already heard that Heracles, like Dionysus, was a demigod born of Zeus and a mortal woman.

However, among so many mortal sons of Zeus, only this one received special favor.

This care begins even before he is conceived.

At that time, Zeus found his mother, Queen Alcmene, and told her that he would create the greatest child in the world with her.Because this undertaking was so important, the man-creating work lasted for three days and three nights. During this period, Zeus even ordered the night god and the sun god to cooperate, so that this period of time was completely in darkness.

Because of Zeus's blue eyes, the child was doubled by Hera's jealousy and hatred from the moment he was born, and because of this, he fell into a kind of madness.

He was even worse than Dionysus.

Dionysus only goes crazy after drinking, and he is still a normal person when he is not drinking.

But the time of his madness is not fixed, the place is not fixed, and the object is not fixed.

He once killed his teacher by mistake in public because of his madness, and he once pushed his best friend off the city wall for the same reason.Of course, these are things that he regrets for the rest of his life.

As soon as Apollo thought of these glorious histories, he suddenly felt that his behavior was not so unforgivable.