[Greek mythology] Apollo's counterattack plan

Hades was right.

For a long period of time afterward, the gods of Olympus, including Zeus, kept to themselves. Apart from bullying a few helpless mortals effortlessly, the relationship between the gods and the gods During this period, there is almost no need to resort to force.

Of course, the most peaceful among them is Zeus.

He was eager to recover his divine power, and he even went to the human world less, so that he missed the stunning beauty Helen, cheap Menelaus, and Paris, the young boy of Troy.

Of course, you guys won’t be proud for long, Zeus stood on the cloud, thinking through gritted teeth, soon, all of you will be involved in the war, and you will not be able to protect yourself, huh, this is the price you paid for enjoying the beauties.

During this period, several major events occurred.

First, Hercules completed his various heroic deeds, was burned by a fire on the pyre, and his soul ascended to Olympus.

But as a new god, his strength was greatly reduced, and he was far inferior to other gods, including the Apollo he was thinking of, so he was unable to find trouble with him, so he had to be honest, keep his own place, and even obey Hera arranged for her to marry her precious daughter, Hebe, the Goddess of Youth.

Not long after, the Trojan War broke out.

The gods focused on recuperating, and no one noticed the unfortunate city-state for the time being.

Under the obstruction of the tall city wall, the Greek coalition forces could not attack, so they could only worry secretly.

It was also because of the city wall that the residents of Troy were generally optimistic about their prospects, otherwise, they would not have agreed to shelter Helen.

However, only a few high-level officials in the city know that Troy has been abandoned by the gods.

The war entered its tenth year.

Chryses, the priest of Troy, offered the best sacrifices to Apollo, the god of light, in order to redeem his daughter from the Greek allied forces.

He didn't have much hope at first, after all, he had sacrificed to the God of Light for so many years, and never got any response from him.

However, on that day, the statue in the temple shook, and then there was news that the Greek coalition forces had suffered a plague.

Chryses knew that the God of Light had heard his prayer.

Apollo's shot finally opened the prelude to the participation of the gods in the Trojan War, so that this battle between humans gradually evolved into a war between humans and gods, and finally became a war between gods. a fight.

The ending has long been doomed, but the process can be deduced.

Chryses entered the Temple of Light, crossed the courtyard planted with myrtle trees, and entered a guest room, where the eldest prince Hector was.

He is concentrating on carving a stone statue.

Chryses just glanced at it, then lowered his head in fear.

That stone statue looks exactly like the statue of the God of Light, but the posture is completely different, and the expression on his face is no longer serious, but a smile with crooked eyebrows.

Hector didn't say a word, just carve.

Outside, Troy and the Greek coalition forces have been confronting each other for many days, and no one has taken the lead.

Even though no one would have imagined that at such a critical moment of war, the eldest prince would actually appear in the temple and do such meaningless things.

Chryses looked at Hector.

He is no longer the pink and tender young boy. Twenty years of wind and frost have left some marks on his face, which has worn away the roundness that only belongs to young people, revealing his own outline, cold and hard. , sharp.

There was no expression on his face, and his fingers moved aimlessly. Under his hand, a familiar handsome face gradually formed, with the corners of his mouth turned up, and he smiled heartlessly.

"Any new news?" Hector asked suddenly.

Chryses withdrew his thoughts and said, "The Greek coalition forces have suffered from the plague. It should be the God of Light who took action."

Hector's subordinates paused and said, "Really?"

Then stop talking and just focus on the next action.

Chryses knew that he shouldn't be disturbed at this time.

On his armor, there was still the fresh blood of the Greeks, and the cold and hard metal texture was just like him.

He is the backbone of all Troy.With him around, the city of Troy could enjoy peace and tranquility. It survived the crazy siege of the Greek coalition forces for nine full years.

But he also has his own space. Apart from the busy battle, he also has his only little hobby.

"The king wants to see you, Your Highness the Prince." Chryses had no choice but to pass the news on. After that, he didn't say a word, just stood aside quietly.

He was nearly ten years older than the eldest prince, and spots were already appearing on his temples.

Finally, Hector completed the last bit of work. Under his hands, the stone statue became more and more lifelike, even the details were extremely accurate.

And in other corners of the room, there are also many stone statues piled up, each one looks like the boy, he smiled heartlessly, his round eyes wide open, his expression of surprise, each one Both are.

But none of the stone statues are complete, and all have various defects.

Hector finished the work in his hands, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

It's been a long time since he smiled.

Then, he picked up the hammer on the side, and slammed it hard at the stone statue.

With a bang, the stone statue shook violently, and its left shoulder shattered.

Hector wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Let's go."

Chryses looked at the outstanding work of art distressedly, and secretly cried out what a pity.

The eldest prince had already reached the middle of the courtyard, and he hurriedly followed.When passing by the myrtle tree, Hector stopped, looked up at the crown of the tree, and said indifferently: "When will someone cut this tree down?"

Chryses could only answer yes.

Hector rode his horse towards the palace, and all the way, he greeted the eyes of everyone, with reverence mixed with sincere admiration.

That is their eldest prince and their hope.

The old king received his most proud son in the bedroom.All the maids and guards, even the queen herself, retreated, no less than 500 meters away from the bedroom.

Hector felt a little uneasy, this kind of thing had never happened.

If it's about war, the more people there should be, the better, right?

The expression on his father's face was extremely serious.

The first thing he said was: "Troy will surely perish, do you believe it? Son."

Hector froze for a moment, then nodded: "I believe."

Some things, even after drinking the water of the Styx, will never be forgotten.

The old king was very surprised. He always thought that his son resisted so desperately because he had full confidence in the fate of Troy.It never occurred to him that this outstanding and proud eldest son had always been doing what he knew he couldn't do.

"Then," he sighed, "if I tell you to abandon the city and run away, you will definitely refuse."

Hector said: "Will the father do such a thing?"

"I'm different," the old king suddenly became excited, "I'm the king of Troy, and you are just the prince of Troy. Troy is not just a prince, you left, there are many more, you don't need to stay here to die .”

"But I am the only one who can fight." Hector pointed out the truth of the matter lightly, "Although Troy is doomed to perish, it is good to live a little longer."

The old king's strength seemed to be drained, and he slumped down on the chair all of a sudden.

He called his eldest son to tell him that Troy would be wiped out sooner or later, so there was no need to struggle, just run for your life.

Unexpectedly, his son, who is as stubborn as he is, and has such a strong sense of mission and responsibility, made up his mind early on to live and die with the city-state.

Tears welled up in his eyes.

"How do you know that Troy must perish?" the king asked Hector.

The eldest prince smiled bitterly: Naturally, it is because I have heard the decision of the gods with my own ears.

But he couldn't tell the real reason, so he could only say vaguely: "Paris' golden apple incident is just an excuse. It's the result, not the cause. It's just an excuse that the gods came up with to destroy Troy."

The old king nodded.

"Among the gods, Hera and Athena are the ones who most want Troy to perish. Of course, Zeus's opinion is decisive. He may be shaken, but he will eventually side with Hera. As for why," said Hera Ketor had a sarcastic smile on his face, "That has something to do with Ganymedes. I heard that when he was captured on Mount Olympus, he was very popular with the God King." Doted on, and because of this, she was envied by the God Empress."

"The way Hera expresses her jealousy is to turn him into a wine bottle," said the old king.

"That's what Zeus said," Hector said. "The real situation may not be like this. That's why Hera turned her anger on Troy and insisted on destroying the entire city-state."

The old king sighed heavily: "Women's jealousy... Well, then Hera's reason has been found, what about Athena? Have you ever thought about why?"

"That's exactly what I can't figure out," Hector frowned. "She doesn't have enough reasons to destroy Troy."

"She has," the old king said suddenly. "This is a secret that the kings of Troy have kept for many years. My child, I originally wanted to make it public, but now I am hesitant."

"why?"

"Because even if it is made public, it will not be able to save Troy's fate. On the contrary, it may accelerate its demise by annoying certain gods."

The old king began to tell the secrets of many years ago.

"A long time ago, a noble lady came to the city of Troy. She made such an unreasonable request that the queen of Troy refused her without thinking. She said that she was a god, and her husband Wanting to kill the unborn son in her womb, she wanted to take him out and put him in the womb of Queen Troy, so that she could conceive him so that he could escape."

"There is such a thing." Hector was extremely surprised, and his eyebrows moved.

"That's right. At that time, the queen rejected her because she didn't believe that such a miraculous thing would happen. She thought that woman was a liar."

"But she is not a liar." Hector knew that his father said this, and there must be a reason, "Then who is she, and which god is she?"

"Alas," the old king sighed, "After a long time, our ancestors found out that she was the Queen of God, Metis."

Hector: "..."

"It turns out that Athena is a man!" He laughed sarcastically, "Zeus was deceived so badly. Then, he wanted to take advantage of the war to destroy Troy in order to avenge the queen at the time and let the people who knew the secret The royal family of Troy is gone!"

"That's right," sighed the old king. "So, boy, you now know why Troy must perish. Are you sure you won't go?"

Hector stared at his father with uncompromising determination.

"Don't go! I will live and die with Troy!"