[Greek mythology] The troubles of Adonis

In the eyes of the God of Pluto who doesn’t know the inside story, the Pluto and his wife came and went mysteriously, doing whatever they wanted: first they went on a tour of the mountains and rivers for a while, and then they came back temporarily to leave the newly born children back to the territory to be taken care of by others, and then continued Go back to the mountains and play in the water.

And Styx, who knows the truth best, is like a fish in water.

The affairs of the underworld are well organized by the diligent leader of the twin gods, and he does not need to work hard on these matters—of course, he is very clear that this is just His Majesty the Father God who left too hastily when he chased the angry Mother God and forgot It's just a beautiful result of giving orders to use oneself.

Although he has been trapped in his body for such a long time when he matured, he cherishes this hard-won freedom and comfort, but after enjoying the meticulous care for several days, he is also a little tired of it. It's the feeling of watching other people do nothing, with nothing to do, and only yourself doing nothing.

On this day, Styx simply drove the docile and docile black steed in front of the noble blood of the Pluto couple, and wanted the horse familiar with this vast land to take him to inspect its foundation, just like his father As God always does.

It's just that Shenjun's servant didn't seem to understand his intentions. Not only did he walk slowly, fearing that he would be uncomfortable, but he didn't go to any place that would be dangerous, but walked straight through the gray area. The golden spike field, across the turbulent flame river and the dark path, is like the sky that has been raining for several months to push away the heavy dark clouds, and the dark world is suddenly filled with bright and bright colors. The beautiful and peaceful Elysee, but the horse did not stop there, but proudly walked along the soft green grass and the gorgeous flowers along the way, and the faint fishy smell and refreshing richness exuded in the wet soil In the fragrance, I walked slowly to another piece of flawless paradise connected.

From the looks of Styx's journey, it was amazing.Although he knew how much the Father God doted on the Mother Goddess, and also knew that the Mother Goddess had an amazing beauty and a soft and strong character, but the first time he saw it, before he obtained the Godhead of the Empress of the Underworld, his god status was very low, and his divine power was also very high. The majestic landscape created by the weak mother god still shocked him.

Just when he was distracted, he suddenly heard a woman sobbing clearly.

Styx jumped off the horse with no expression on his face, just to imitate this chic and beautiful movement made by his mother god. He didn't expect that he had a pair of short legs, so that he fell on the spot. All over the ground—he stood up as if nothing had happened, leaving the steed in place, and quietly approached the source of the sound.

Under a luxuriant pomegranate tree, a girl in a snow-white robe was crying, surrounded by a large cluster of white lilies.

If Adonis was here, he could clearly hear that the white lilies whose delicate petals were wetted by the uninvited guest's tears had angrily criticized her from her appearance and temperament to her attire. He shook the few pomegranates on top of her head, trying to make them fall down and hit this nasty guy's head.

Styx rolled his eyes and asked with a straight face, "Who are you!"

The girl immersed in her own sorrow was startled, she hurriedly stopped crying on her knees, and looked at him vigilantly.I was just seeing clearly that the person who made this crisp questioning sound was just a chubby snow-white child, more beautiful and lovely than the Eros she had seen when she followed the mother goddess to attend a banquet in Olympus, despite his efforts Putting on a serious expression still made her burst out laughing, and immediately took off her guard.

"I am from Borges of Hena, the daughter of the loving mother goddess Demeter and the majestic God-King, Besephone." She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and showed a lovely and kind smile : "I was ordered by Mother Earth to deliver this token of friendship to the Empress of the Underworld,"

She was very sad.That day, as usual, she was happily picking flowers with her female companions by the pond with swans inhabited, when the messenger from the Earth Mother whom she had never met suddenly appeared in front of her eyes and told her about a very difficult matter. to her.

Just imagine how she would be willing to set foot in that deep and terrifying land, but although the mother of the earth lives in a simple way, she is so powerful that even the father god who does not value her is extremely afraid. Adonis, who bewitches the ruthless Hades, is also deeply curious.

So after thinking about it, she finally decided to hide the mother god who loves her so much on weekdays and who will stop at nothing when she hears about it. She wanted to finish the task quickly and go back to the mother god, so she found someone who had always been compared with herself. The good fairy Kuane, who asked the entrance of Hades from her mouth, bravely came down alone.

But her luck was really bad. Although she was treated by these handsome, cold-breathing, and busy gods all day long, she still couldn't see the person she wanted to hand over the gift to.Once the task is not completed, she will have to stay here for one more day.Seeing the sudden return of the Pluto couple not long ago, she excitedly asked to see them immediately, but was told apologetically that they left again, and when the return date and whereabouts were uncertain, she imagined that the mother god could not be found anywhere on the earth. Looking at his own pain, he finally couldn't help the despair that filled his heart, and wept sadly.

Although it is beautiful here, it is not infested by vicious or wandering ghosts elsewhere in the underworld, but there are no familiar friends to play games with her, and there is no warm and bright spring sun.

Styx glanced at the exquisite wooden box made of purple shirt calmly, and suggested: "You can give it to me, and I will hand it over to the mother goddess."

When she heard that this young and lovely god was the son of Hades and his wife, Besephone couldn't help but hesitate for a while, but she was still afraid of the reprimand and punishment she might get if she was discovered, so she could only refuse.

Even though Styx didn't show any disappointment or displeasure because of this, the pure and kind-hearted Besephone felt even more apologetic, so she went to him and knelt down to help him smooth out his wind-blown forehead. Make it right, and said with a little flattery: "Although I have not been lucky enough to know your name, I have tasted your generous kindness first. It is a pity that I have neither the courage nor the ability to disobey the instructions of the earth mother. If you are willing to forgive me I don’t know good from bad just now, I’d like to find the most beautiful flowers around here and weave you a wreath that even the goddess of jealousy, Mojira, would like to take away.”

Styx cast a slanted glance at this silly girl, neither said yes nor no, a sly look flashed across his eyes: "I have another suggestion. If you can promise me, I agree You stayed by my side until you left, so I will ask Hypnos to take me and you to find my mother goddess."

"Ah!" Never expecting such a turning point, Besephone softly cried out overjoyed, not realizing that the childish-sounding words were full of temptations and traps, she raised her hand in no doubt, and agreed up.

This condition is too easy and simple for her, and she is also the poor goddess of spring. She never thought that this child who she thought would be able to deal with it as long as she played with her for a while as a reward, and who never told her his name from the beginning to the end, would be a child that no god would dare The incarnation of Styx, the custodian of the oath, who despises words.

As expected, Styx kept his promise. After the ignorant Spring God made the oath in a daze, he smiled with satisfaction. He really invited the Pluto's cronies that Besephone hadn't been able to talk to these days. Hypnos, the god of sleep, took some time out of this gentle god of the underworld with a wry smile, and personally sent them to Sappho.

However, Styx, who thought he had done all the tricks and tricked the underworld into a handy laborer, never expected that Spring God, whom he regarded as his future subordinate, would show his face when he saw Adonis's demeanor. In a trance, with obsession in the eyes, I fell in love instantly.