[Greek mythology] The troubles of Adonis

Hoss is a good and loyal companion, but not a resourceful prophet. After his sensitive hearing caught Adonis's sigh, it only slowed down the frequency of trampling, and turned his head to look at him in bewilderment.

Meaning: Hey, am I not running fast enough?

"It's not your problem."

Adonis laughed and stroked its big head. Considering his lack of relevant experience, he decided to stop first and ask the water fairy who lived in the forest.

On the face of Wei'an, who was the oldest, the traces of vicissitudes were marked by the lost time, and the blue eyes were full of wisdom and stability.She will not be fascinated by the plant god because of her handsome and pretty appearance, but she will feel pity for the beauty who has suffered an unfortunate conquest.

After hearing Adonis' call, she, who had been watching, walked out of the crystal spring at a leisurely pace, and greeted him with a question mark: "Good night, Your Highness Adonis. May I ask why you called my name?"

"Please don't call me 'Your Highness'," Adonis said with a gentle and sincere tone, "I am already a terminally ill patient who is at a loss for what to do in the future, so I have to ask you to trouble me and give me some advice."

Wei'an nodded noncommittally. Since Adonis had a humble attitude, she reciprocated, and directly shared the information she had gleaned from the changing trajectories of the stars, without pretending to be inscrutable: "Are you trying to ask Bai, who has been entangled endlessly? A dove, or a jealous vulture?"

The white dove and the vulture are the sacred birds of Aphrodite and Ares respectively, and Adonis has nothing to do: "There are both."

Wei'an shook her head: "Even if you avoid it like a snake, she will only see it as a motivation to act passionately, grabbing the sweet joy on her lips, and will not become bitter because of your unexpected frown."

"The full wax oil will eventually run out, and even the most beautiful face will wither one day," Adonis did not know that the attitude of resistance would arouse the desire to win in Aphrodite, who is always in love, but he Even if it's an act, I can't imagine a self who abandons her dignity and obediently lets her snatch her away: "I once foolishly thought about whether I could seek the help of that mighty and unyielding God of War to hide me from her sight, After all, the embodiment of beauty is his favorite lover."

Wei Anfu smiled deeply and said: "His Highness Ares, who has been ignited by the flames of humiliation, is far less kind and magnanimous than you imagined. Rather than spending a lot of time finding a hiding place for you, I'm afraid she will choose to harm her beloved once and for all." you."

Adonis: "Exactly."

But before this idea could be implemented, he was attacked by a foolish wild boar.

"However, they will be irresistibly attracted by you, tossing and turning, and you are also the reason for this," Wei An said implicitly: "Delicate and beautiful roses will inevitably make people want to pick them and cherish them. Beauty is in front of you, and love always sprouts in your heart.”

"Don't tell them to abuse the name of love. If it has consciousness, it would probably rather self-destruct than be stained by selfishness and hegemony." Adonis said coldly: "If possible, I am very happy Abandon such an appearance."

Even if it is a low-level god, the self-healing ability is strong enough, but it is uncontrollable-it is meaningless to leave a scary wound alone. A knife that can be seen deep in the bone will not only cause severe pain, but it will take less than half a day. It just folded up on its own, perfect as before.

At the moment of desperation, he may only be able to turn himself into a myrrh tree like a mother forever, out of sight and out of mind.However, with such a pitifully small escape space, it has to be established on the premise that those high-level gods who heard the news would be generous enough not to force him back.

This also means that he will permanently lose the freedom to gallop in the forest and hunt with arrows.

Wei An was silent.

Adonis thought for a while and asked: "If I go to Mount Olympus and have the honor to meet the owner of the Thunder Rod, can I ask him to give me justice for my freedom?"

"Your Highness Adonis." The night sky was shining with stars, Wei An hesitated for a moment, and finally pointed out the approaching star cruelly: "Your greatest worry at present is not Mars and Venus, which are difficult to fetter you, but The Lord of Jupiter, the Rod-topped Vulture, whom you met on the way and who was deeply attracted by you."

"..."

Adonis seemed to see a thunderbolt falling out of thin air, instantly cutting off his remaining luck.

That squinting goat...

Is it really Zeus, the famous king of the gods?

She looked sympathetically at the disgusted plant god, and tried to comfort her: "Why don't you go to the mysterious deep sea and seek the protection of His Majesty Poseidon?"

"Thank you for your suggestion." Adonis' expression quickly returned to normal, suppressing his anger, and smiled calmly and politely: "I will consider it carefully."

Wei An nodded.

"Then, bye."

——If there is a day when he turns over, he will definitely go to snatch marriages every day, grab two at a time, and throw one away.

If you don't bully ordinary humans or low-level gods who are helpless to fight back, you have to focus on those unrestrained high-level gods.

There will always be a day like that.

Wei'an twisted her skirt, bowed meticulously to the back who was flying away, sighed and said to herself: "The flowers bowed their heads because they were sad for you; the nightingales stopped singing because they were infected with melancholy; The dewdrops on the grass are falling slumped... Adonis, even at this moment when the sky is completely dark, may you go on a smooth road and not fall."

Although Adonis couldn't hear her singing of blessings, he could feel a cool air slowly enveloping him, and he knew it was Wei'an's kindness.He memorized it silently, and when he returned to the original place, he found that Hoss, who had been running for several days and was exhausted, had fallen asleep soundly. sleep it.

Listening to its tired but regular breathing, Adonis subconsciously calmed down.

The side calendula that was about to bloom was sneaking at him, and he didn't realize it. He sat by himself against the tree, with his legs bent at the most comfortable angle. He took a deep breath, and unconsciously stroked the bag with his index finger. The leaf flute presented by Hermes fell into thought for a long time.

His Majesty the Sea King?

still is……

The chubby owl stood quietly on the branch, crushing a tender bud to the point of breaking it, but it didn't notice that its precarious situation was completely unnoticed, and looked at the handsome plant god fascinatedly.

"Just do it."

After questioning the shy and happy Tulip who was about to faint, Adonis finally made up his mind in this quiet night.

Patiently waiting for Hoth to wake up after a full sleep, the direction of their next move was also determined by Adonis-Thrace on the north side of the Aegean Sea.

He learned from Tulip's words last night that the music played by the famous bard Orpheus possessed a magical power comparable to that of a god, because of the outstanding music inherited from his mother, the muse of literature and art. Talented in music, he also received the beloved harp from Apollo, the god of light.When the slender fingers nimbly pluck the strings, the flowing notes can move even stubborn stones to tears, and can also make weeping people be infected with joy and smile.

The marriage is also very happy. Even though he is praised by others, he does not lose himself and finds a beloved wife who is spiritually attracted to each other.

Unfortunately, she was bitten to death by a poisonous snake not long ago.The heartbroken Singer finally decides to enter Hades to retrieve her despite the dissuasion of all her friends.

Adonis felt that this would be a good opportunity—Hades, the king of the underworld, who has never married and never had a lover, is more majestic than Poseidon, who has given birth to thousands of sea monsters with sea nymphs noble.

Under the guidance of the plants, Adonis found him not as difficult as expected, but the moment he actually met, he found that this musical genius was as lifeless as a piece of rotten wood walking, and the only thing that had aura was his eyes In it, there is the persistence and desperate madness to welcome her back without hesitating to burn her life.

"Orpheus," Adonis said bluntly, "I need your help to enter the Hades, and on the contrary, I can also provide some assistance so that you can find her faster."

Orpheus was taken aback. Even though his kind heart was ashamed, he couldn't bear to see this beautiful young man lose his life because of his exuberant curiosity. Life, why do you have to go to the dark and desolate Hades?"

The corners of Adonis' lips hooked slightly, forming an arc that made all the viewers feel like a spring breeze: "Naturally, there are reasons that can be compared with this."

He didn't go into details, and Orpheus was dazzled by the smile for a while, so he didn't ask carefully.

"Well, I don't seem to have any reason to object." The unparalleled poet and singer was ready to abandon everything, he was so anxious that he couldn't wait any longer, and had this strange and beautiful young man do this. After the companion on the road to death, he seemed to have some confidence in his heart, and he was surprisingly calm, but his tone of voice was still a little nervous: "I'll drink up this glass of poisoned wine first, and when I die," he paused for a while , and continued: "Hermes, the god of guidance for the undead, will lead me across the river of pain."

He didn't know anything about the process after that.

Adonis couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly when he heard the familiar name - he didn't expect the god who showed kindness to him to be so busy with multiple roles.

As a glib liar and the god of rhythm, how does he get along well with the rumored impartial, strict and rigid Pluto?

It is really a mystery.

In the final analysis, Adonis is just a newborn plant god, and he has little knowledge of the origins of the gods' duties. Aphrodite is the biggest exception. The forest fairy is the incarnation of beauty. Envious and respectful, even Adonis was forced to be familiar with it.

He didn't know that the envoy was also the patron of merchants; and the biggest mine merchant with countless treasures, the invisible god of wealth, was His Majesty Pluto who didn't say a word.

These two gods, who seem to have nothing to do with each other at first glance, have surprisingly consistent ideas about business operations, and they are quite congenial when working together.

Orpheus looked at him curiously: "But in this way, how will you keep up? He won't be so dazzled that you can get away with it, and His Majesty Pluto's jurisdiction is not a place where living people can come and go freely." place."

Otherwise he didn't have to kill himself first.

Thinking of the leaf flute that was given by the other party in person, Adonis felt a little settled, but he didn't say a word: "You don't have to worry about it, just let me stay by your side first."

"Okay." Orpheus originally suppressed his nervousness, but this companion seemed to be very unfathomable, and his panic was unintentionally relieved a lot. After a while, he drank the venom prepared in advance without leaving a drop, and the painful burning sensation instantly occupied the mouth.

"Ugh."

It was like a thousand sharpened blades cutting mercilessly along the esophagus, and the vocal cords were completely burned.

His vision was shattered, Orpheus' handsome face was distorted, and he kept rolling on the ground in pain.Fortunately, the torture before death was not long, and soon, the strength left him, dissipating together with the pain, leaving a helpless soul floating in the air.

...Looking at Adonis, who was sitting calmly by the side.