[Greek mythology] Apollo's counterattack plan

Only then did Apollo fully understand.

"So, the purpose of your coming to Hades now is to..."

"The purpose is to pick you up," the male Athena said, "Also, look around, this is not the Hades, you have already come out."

Apollo looked around, only to find that this place should be in a cave, near the entrance of the cave.Although the light is not good, there is always sunshine, which is far from being comparable to the deep and dark underground.

"Hades put you on the boat and asked his subordinate Caron to take you out along the River Styx." The male Athena explained, "I rushed over after receiving his message."

"What about him? Is he still in the underworld?" Apollo kept thinking about what Hades had promised him.

"No. After that guy was defeated by me, he didn't know where he went. What a cunning guy." The male Athena gritted her teeth, "Before he left, he destroyed the Hades. It's good now, all All the souls of the dead have been released, so the world will probably be in chaos for a while. But it doesn't matter, it will be fine when I rebuild the underworld."

"All of them!" Apollo was taken aback.

So, Hector's soul also came out.And Hades was destroyed, and Hades couldn't capture Plato in it.

Having said that, he barely fulfilled what he promised himself.

"Okay, don't be distracted. I have one more important matter to discuss with you." Male Athena said with a smile.

"what?"

"Well, you know, I'm the God King now."

"Ah."

"...I am not only the god-king of Olympos, but I also drove away Hades, defeated Poseidon, and took over Hades, the sea and the ground. From then on, I am the only supreme god in the entire God Realm King."

"That's it, congratulations." Apollo said sincerely.

"Am I great?"

"Yes."

"Is it more powerful than Zeus?"

Apollo wondered, why did he look like he was asking for praise?

"Isn't it?" Athena asked again, her eyes sparkling.

"……Yes."

"Then do you admire me and be overwhelmed by my charm?"

Apollo: "..."

It's not impossible to say so.

So he nodded slightly against his will.

The male Athena showed a big smile and said, "But, I'm missing a queen right now."

Apollo vigilant: "So?"

Could it be that he wants to marry his sister?He can't be the master of this matter.

"So you marry me." Male Athena grabbed his hand and looked at him longingly.

Apollo: "...are you serious?"

"Look at me, do you seem to be joking a little bit?"

"But why me?" asked Apollo, "There are so many goddesses on Mount Olympus."

"Because the two of us are a perfect match, okay? First, we are both boys. Second, we both have older sisters. Finally, we are both born to Zeus. We have so much in common, why aren't we together?" Male Athena said solemnly.

Apollo: "..."

Why do I always feel that something is wrong but can't tell what is wrong?

"Yes, since both of us are male gods, why should I be the queen? Why didn't you become the queen and let me be the king?" He finally thought of the reason.

Male Athena's eyes lit up: "So you agree? Well, it's settled like this. The position of God King will be entrusted to you, and I will be your God Queen."

Apollo: "...No, wait, I'm just talking casually."

"I don't care, you have already agreed anyway, don't go back on your word. Honey, let's go back to Olympos first. To celebrate my winning the throne of the God King, there is a god banquet being held on the mountain. I came here specially to pick you up. .Of course, now, this banquet is just for you." The male Athena said affectionately, and at the same time took one of Apollo's hands and put it on his own chest.

He doesn't care who is the God King and who is the God Queen, it's just a name anyway, as long as the real power is in his hands.

"But I still have a lot of questions, why don't you explain it?" Apollo said.

For example, how did he obtain the position of God King?This, in theory and in practice, is very difficult to operate.

"It's a long story. Let me tell you slowly. Now, let's go back first. I believe that the gods on Mount Olympus are eagerly waiting for their god-king." Male Athena He blinked and said with a smile.

"Okay," Apollo thought.Frankly speaking, he would only believe half of what Athena said, and as far as he knew, he was a cunning god, as good as Hermes in deception.

Everything, he felt, was heard from another god, which was more real.

Although Apollo woke up, his body still had no strength, so he had to let the male Athena hold him and walked out of the cave.

He looked up at the blue sky and let out a sigh of relief, feeling very melancholy.

All the way, he was bathed in sunshine.Every time he absorbed some sunlight, his strength recovered. By the time he flew to Mount Olympus, his strength had recovered enough to walk down by himself.

The scale of the feast was unprecedentedly large, and almost all the gods from the entire God Realm, no matter whether they were from the mountains, the sea, or the former underworld, all came.

As soon as Apollo and male Athena entered the hall, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Hermes walked over with his arms wide open, with a smile on his face, "Apollo, where have you been hiding? I can't find you anywhere."

"If you really go to the ground, you will find that he is sleeping in the underworld." The male Athena said sarcastically, pulling Apollo behind her, and said, "Be honest, he is our god king now." .And I will become his queen."

The news was so explosive that the gods were so shocked that they even dropped their wine glasses. They didn't know whether they should be surprised that the God Realm changed hands again, or that they were surprised by the marriage of these two people.

"You guys, what a good idea!" Hermes exclaimed, "You have not given up the kingship, but you have obtained a partner. It's a good idea!"

"That's right, Athena, you can't have all the good things in the world alone." Dionysus also said.

Many gods stood up.

Ares said in a deep voice: "Apollo can be the king of the gods, but I will not agree to your marriage with him."

"Hmph, I knew you would say that." The male Athena took Apollo's arm calmly and said, "As long as he is willing, it will be fine. Right, my dear?"

Apollo was about to say, "Actually, I don't really want to. I don't want to return the throne of the god king to you." Poseidon smiled and said, "Even if he wants to, you can't get married now. God Realm There are still a lot of things to do, we have to let him, the god king, deal with all the things before we talk about it."

He has always been dissatisfied with Athena, eager to find a way to pull him off that seat.As long as it's not him, he doesn't mind whoever is the god king.

As soon as Poseidon spoke, the other gods agreed,

The male Athena shrugged and said, "Okay, I have no objection. So dear, let's start the ceremony."

"Let's say it first, I haven't agreed to marry you yet." Apollo quickly stated his position.

"Yes, I know, I know, go quickly, Lord God King." Athena said nonchalantly.

His plan is simple.

Once Zeus and Hades disappeared, the God Realm left behind a lot of broken things.And in the process of fighting for the position of the God King, he offended many gods, so it was extremely difficult to deal with these things—he had fully experienced this in the short period of time before becoming the God King. a little.

But Apollo was different.He is very popular and has many helpers, presumably the gods will not embarrass him.

Then let him be in charge of power for a period of time. As for things like marriage, there are many ways.

So, due to various reasons, Apollo accidentally sat on the throne of Mount Olympus - the golden chair made by Hephaestus himself.

The nine muses began to play the harp, celebrating the birth of the new god-king.

The gods began to feast and revel, and the atmosphere was much warmer than before.

Apollo didn't sit on the throne of God King for a while, and ran down to find Hermes.After talking with him, I finally understood roughly what happened.

It turned out that shortly after he fell asleep, several forces began to fight.

Hades released the giant prisoners held in Tartarus, and Poseidon led the ocean gods and his giant son.Hera had an army of monsters under his command, and Athena had always been kind to those heroes in the world. After they died, they would naturally serve him.

Of course, there are several other gods in the middle, such as Ares and the like.Helping this one today and stabbing that one tomorrow is not so much about fighting as about making trouble.

In comparison, Zeus is the most pitiful, with very few allies at hand.

In short, these gods fought back and forth, and after a mess, Zeus and the giants were beaten into Tartarus, Hera and Poseidon surrendered to Athena, Hades behaved the most strangely, there was no How to fight, directly disbanded the underworld, and he didn't know where to go.

"So, brother, which side are you on?" Apollo asked.

Hermes grinned: "Well, of course we don't help each other. What do these people have to do with us? Anyway, no matter who wins or loses, it won't hinder me. What do you think?"

Apollo nodded, if it were him, he would have chosen the same way.

The wine at the feast of the gods was exceptionally fragrant, and it was evident that Dionysus had brought out the best wine he had made.

The gods drank cup after cup.

At this moment, an unknown god suddenly fell to the ground.

Apollo was taken aback, is he drunk now?This is too fast, it seems that the wine is too powerful, but luckily he only drank half a glass.

The gods only thought he was drunk, and laughed at him happily.

Unexpectedly, after that, gods fell down one after another, and everyone panicked.

"What's the matter? Has someone poisoned you?" Athena asked sharply and stood up, but his own head was also dizzy for a while, and his divine power was disappearing at a rapid speed. Down.

At this time, Apollo also felt something strange, and was about to question Dionysus, only to see Dionysus groan, and fell headfirst to the ground, but he didn't faint, but looked weak.

Apollo pulled him up and asked, "Did you take it wrong? Did you take it as a drink that would make people faint?"

Dionysus shook his head: "The wine is fine."

"That's right, there's no problem with the wine," someone said suddenly.

With the appearance of this voice, a person walked in from outside the door, with his back facing the bright sunlight, his face could not be seen clearly for a moment.

It wasn't until he stepped into the gate of the temple that someone exclaimed: "Eros, how could it be you?"

The person who came in turned out to be the long-lost God of Love.

He has disappeared for a long time, without even saying hello, and no one knows where he has gone.Everyone only knows that since he left, there have been many fewer lovers and couples in the world.

Unexpectedly, he came back at this time.

"You poisoned the wine?" Athena said bitterly.

"It's not poison," Eros shook his head, walked straight to Apollo, helped him up, held him in his arms, and walked outside without even intending to explain.

Hermes shouted desperately behind him: "Then tell me what it is?"

Eros said simply: "It is the water of the Styx."

"What?" The gods exclaimed, how could there be that thing.

Eros was silent, and at the cost of helping Pluto escape, he got the water of the Styx River.That guy's goal at the beginning was not to be the king of gods. He just wanted to stir up disputes, drive Zeus into Tartarus, and let him taste what it's like to be underground.

"Eros, you can go if you want, and leave our God King behind." Someone shouted.

"That's right, Apollo just became the king of gods, and you destroyed him."

Eros bowed his head and asked, "Do you want to be the God King?"

Apollo quickly shook his head and said: "That doesn't matter. But you put the water of the Styx River in the wine, wouldn't we be unable to move for several years? This is very frustrating."

Eros smiled and kissed his cheek, and said, "You won't, Hades gave me the antidote."

"What about the others?"

Eros smiled and went out holding him without answering.

Athena hated it to death, but she didn't expect that after all the calculations, he just missed that nasty guy, Eros.

In the main hall, all the gods were sighing, feeling how they will live in the next few years.Of course, some gods gritted their teeth and said that once their divine power was restored, they would show Eros a good look.

However, this heated discussion did not last long.

Not long after Eros went out, the water of the Styx River suddenly poured in in large quantities. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as overwhelming. Since the gods drank, they could not even move, let alone avoid it. Kind of like a flood.

Small complaints turned into loud screams.

At the same time, Eros stood on the cloud, holding Apollo in one hand, and holding the bronze wine jar of Dionysus in the other, leaning downward.

It is indeed a treasure, and its capacity is so great that it will not matter that the whole Styx River can be contained.

The flood rushed over the entire Mount Olympus, and quickly submerged the whole of the sacred mountain, not even a single plant or tree escaped.

Soaked in the water, the gods fell asleep without even having time to struggle.

They will sleep in it until all the river water seeps into the ground or evaporates.In that case, at least thousands of years later.

After Eros finished this work, he covered the mountain with clouds and mists, sealing it up.No matter who it is, no trace of it can be found. Even if they pass by the sacred mountain, they will only be guided by the clouds and mist, pass by, and go to other places, instead of going in to find out.

Apollo looked at Eros with a blank expression on his face, and with his gestures, he destroyed the foundation of Olympos for thousands of years. Apart from being stunned, he didn't know what to say.

After finishing all this, Eros looked down at Apollo in his arms, and said softly, "Why, are you afraid of me?"

Apollo shook his head: "I'm just curious, you flooded our home, where do we live?"

"Go straight to the east, and there is a place where all the gods are abstinent. A little further east, the fairyland clearly stipulates that it is not allowed to find a lover, otherwise it will violate the rules of heaven and be demoted to the mortal world."

Apollo was surprised: "There are such perverted rules! Then what fun is there in being a god?"

Eros smiled and said meaningfully: "No, those places are good places."

In fact, Olympus seems to be the only one that is in a mess when it comes to emotional issues.

At the beginning, when Eros finally met Chaos, that guy simply told him that there is a medicine to make a half-hearted lover become single-minded, but it will take thousands of years to wait.

Apollo is the next god-king after Athena, and he doesn't know how he became the king.

Anyway, his prophecy can only see the result, not the process.There was only so much he knew, and it was useless for Eros to beat him up again.

Eros thought and thought, since beating him is useless, let it be.

He can't do it with Chaos, he can't do it with Apollo, he must have a way with those Olympian gods.

Instead of defending against this and that, it is better to get rid of the fire and get rid of these guys together.

So he simply took advantage of the time when the entire God Realm gathered on Mount Olympus, and sealed everyone together with the mountain, to see how they would make trouble.

Eros looked at Olympus for the last time, hugged Apollo, stepped on the white clouds, spread his white wings, and flew towards the east under the brilliant sunshine.

One day in the 8th century BC, two black-haired young men sat in the Delphi Temple.

The flames flickered in the brass candlesticks, casting their shadows on the marble walls.

One of them had the same black eyes as his hair.The other's eyes were black with gray, as if shrouded in a layer of gray shadow.

The dark-eyed young man suddenly let out a long sigh, and there was a lingering sadness between his brows.

He said to his companions: "Homer, I told you before that there is Iris, the messenger of the gods, who always spreads the news of the gods to the world regularly. Do you remember? But I haven't seen her for a long time. , it's really strange."

His companion said: "I have been roaming among various city-states for many days, and I haven't heard any news from the gods. Do you think they will... Will there be any accidents?"

"Impossible, they are gods. How could the greatest existence in the world disappear without a sound?"

"So, did they intentionally abandon mortals?"

"This..." The black-eyed young man turned pale.

"Don't worry, Hesiod, I'm just guessing," Homer said hurriedly.

"Ugh……"

The two young men sighed morosely, feeling bewildered.

After a while, Homer remembered another thing: "The information in the God Realm is incomplete, what can I do with my epic?"

"Your is fine, you can make up the details yourself." Hesiod said, "My "Theogony" is troublesome. The amount of information is too large to make up."

"Then I have to write as much as I have."

"..."

The two struggled for a whole night, and they didn't leave the temple until the next morning.

Against the backdrop of the sky full of red clouds, the marble columns of the Temple of Delphi look extraordinarily tall and majestic.On the distant sea level, a round of red sun jumped out.

Somewhere in the sky, somewhere in the clouds, Mount Olympus sleeps quietly, waiting to wake up one day.

The age of God has come to an end, and the age of man is about to begin...