[Greek mythology] The troubles of Adonis

After a long and rugged mountain road, the two sisters finally arrived at the gentle slope mentioned by the Queen of God, and also found the gloomy and silent grotto covered with ominous moss.

The gloomy tall forests and giant trees completely block the sunlight, the broad-leaved green bananas block the gurgling stream, pale smoke fills the air, and the rotten soil under the vitex exudes a unique stench, as if some wicked person dug open the tomb of the dead, and Such as pterosaurs that feed on minced meat are disembowelled.

Leaning into the deep stone path, her snow-white skirt swept across the dirty ground, and her bare feet stepped on the slippery and wet fallen leaves. Even Anastasia, who was trying to calm down, felt her scalp tingle.Fortunately, she didn't go far and reached the end, and met the owner of the house, the mountain god Antley.

The hunchbacked shadow of the ugly new mountain god was reflected on the uneven stone wall by the dim candlelight, and the only intact squint eye shot out a vicious and cold scrutiny.Although he is vulgar and humble, he is headstrong, and he prides himself on his aloofness, which often invites ridicule from others.

"Listen to whose footsteps are they? Is it Fileola with the new tongue, or the insatiable Zeotes?" He stopped ravaging the lump of bloody flesh and turned around slowly, clearly With immortal divinity, he was as stiff as an old man on the verge of death: "Since the vulture at the door didn't peck your eyes blind, then there must be something behind this tireless visit." He said strangely in a hoarse and piercing voice. He laughed a few times, his face was as rough and brown as a dry branch, and he was obviously full of hostility towards their arrival: "Before you step on the overwhelmed threshold, speak out the arrogant instructions you have prepared for a long time!"

Mortia couldn't bear his shocking appearance, his face was unpredictable, and he was speechless for a long time.Anastasia took a step forward without changing her expression, first saluted respectfully, and then said calmly: "Antley, the mountain god with wise eyes, please forgive me and my sister for taking the liberty to visit. Just as a gambler cannot tolerate the opponent having exactly the same cards. , Sometimes even twin sisters with similar temperaments compete. We are not people of unknown origin, the noble queen of Athens is our mother, and the unique divine master of the sky has given us the power and life to speak to you. The venerable Queen of God has heard of your fair reputation, and wants to determine from your mouth who is more lovable and who is qualified to hold the glorious bottle of wisdom."

Seeing his younger sister talking eloquently, Motia was afraid that her words would impress the other party and leave a good impression on this unattractive person, so in a hurry, he offered a bribe openly: "Although I don't have a root that belongs to a liar A dexterous tongue can deceive people’s hearts, but it knows the truth of repaying kindness. I don’t use morality to persecute, nor do I use lies to deceive, and I don’t humblely beg. If you let me get what I want, I will definitely ask God the Father to give you The dominion over Mount Badiko makes those who used to shy away from you flatter you, no matter how proud they are, they must bow their heads and obey you."

"Then your word will be the thunder that beats the earth, and your command will cut away the stubborn boulder. No more need to hide in a grotto that is not worthy of your precious virtue, and never see the light of day."

Antley grinned, looking very interested, and Anastasia couldn't hold herself back anymore. She scolded these ancient Greek gods for having the same idea of ​​finding loopholes in the rules of the game, and at the same time resented the referee who would be easily moved by power. At the same time, he promised: "The gifted power can help you to be beautiful for a while, but only a sincere beauty can bring long-term happiness. A life that is not favored by love, even if it holds a lot of power, is as boring and empty as a puppet without a soul. What is the difference between the statues made by skilled craftsmen? If you will listen to me and stay away from the trap that the villain of loneliness has built for you, I will swear to the Styx River that I will find for you the most understanding and compassionate person in the world. An extremely beautiful girl, please ask for a golden arrow cluster from the god of love, and she will definitely make her fall in love with you with all her heart."

As Anastasia thought, after hearing their promise, Antley chose her without even thinking about it seriously.

Mortia was so angry that his face was flushed, he didn't even want to congratulate him, he stomped his feet, turned around and was about to leave this filthy and stuffy dark place.Anastasia, on the other hand, was in a great mood. Just as she was about to bid farewell to Antley and fulfill her promise, she was wrapped tightly around her slender waist by those dead branches-like arms.

"Let go of me! You disrespectful person!" She never dreamed that she would be suddenly offended by the dirty and humble mountain god. Anastasia was terrified, and instinctively struggled to break free, while screaming in a loss of manner: " I have not violated my promise, and what a noble status I am, how can you allow me to be so lightly insulted and extremely humiliating!"

Even Mortia, whose face was full of tears, was stunned, and turned to look at them in disbelief.

Antley became annoyed when she heard this, and he refused to let her go, just like a scarred wolf holding a trembling white rabbit. He not only caressed the girl's soft body presumptuously, but also laughed loudly: "Charming girl! , why bother to be stingy with this moment of intimacy, don't act like your sister who has beautiful looks but is stupid and complacent. You swear to the river of oath with your own mouth that you will find the beauty who is the best at interpreting words to bathe with me Love River, and what you let me judge is to choose the one of you who I love more, so the one I choose is not the same as the one you want to marry as my wife? If you listen to your rhetoric, Now that I let my wife go, where will I go to find the reward you promised to give me?"

Obviously she used the same trick as Aphrodite in the Golden Apple, but fell into this situation for no reason. Anastasia was angry and afraid, and her blood surged up in bursts, so she couldn't listen to his nonsense.But she was no match for the opponent in terms of strength, the thin white gauze was torn, the delicate skin was reddened and painful by the hands as rough as gravel, her hair and makeup were all messed up, and she was so embarrassed that she couldn't help herself. Unable to escape, she finally broke down and cried.

"Please!" At this moment, she couldn't care less about getting Pluto's attention, and incoherently begged her sister who was watching coldly, and begged for mercy from the culprit who was making her suffer the disaster; "Give me even one A little bit of mercy and favor! I'm willing to give you anything you want, except this!"

The god king who came belatedly saw the ugly scene of the mere mountain god trying to misbehave his beloved daughter, so he was furious and sacrificed the rod of thunder. The dazzling silver lightning strikes fiercely, and this gloomy and crude cave has become ruins, and the horrifying figure of Antley, who was seriously injured, was also heard amidst his shrill hissing. Exposed to the dazzling sunlight, it was discussed by the gods with different expressions.

Anastasia, who was disheveled, did not have the gentle and demure appearance before.Seeing that Antley, who was violent to her, was beaten to death, she hurriedly ran to the god king who rescued her, but her loose and broken dress was deliberately stepped on by Motia, and she slammed heavily. He fell to the ground, still whimpering uncontrollably, and crawled towards Zeus, unable to hide his fear.

Zeus, with a gloomy face, wanted to smash the mountain god who was still dying, but when he saw the beautiful daughter in such a miserable state, he couldn't help feeling a little real compassion, and wanted to kill the ash tree who had witnessed her misfortune. Turn into a light brown dress and put it on her.

At this moment, after watching enough farce, Hera, the queen of gods, who asked about the passing by from Motia, who had witnessed the whole process and gloated, stood up shyly: "The king who commands the immortal gods, masters the sky and thunder. My master, my wise and wise husband Zeus, the more powerful you are, the more you should think carefully before making a decision. All your actions will be sung by the people, and your mind will be disturbed by shining tears regardless of the reason. Weeping women and children will hurt your name. And hear from her sister, that brazen girl, to steal victories that are not hers, uses powers that are not hers, and with the river Styx as witness, promises What absurd promises?"

Zeus was furious in his heart. Naturally, it was impossible for him to marry his beloved daughter who had just been brought to the holy mountain and was going to give him eternal life to the vulgar and humble mountain god. He can't easily turn black and white, which makes him extremely difficult, and he gradually tends to compromise.

Obviously driving the unique and noble car, Adonis was the last one among the gods to arrive - just because the cunning black goat pretended not to know the way, even though he ran faster than the flashing black swallow, he still couldn't bear it. Delayed time and made many big circles.It wasn't until the tall oak tree finally couldn't help pointing out that he was confused that he knew that he had been completely deceived by the serious opponent.

Because of this, I missed this big show of being clever and being mistaken by cleverness. I saw the twin beauties who were close before, but now one is sobbing with his face covered in tattered clothes, and the other is standing behind Hera in high spirits, holding the victory in his hands. wooden box for the recipient.

And their common father, Zeus, is full of storms.

Just when Adonis was bewildered, but unwilling to ask Pluto, who had just played a trick on him, Anastasia, who gradually calmed down, understood his true position from the long silence of the Father God, and she was completely desperate up.

No one knows better than she, a bystander of the story, how important the Greek gods are to the oath.The most deadly thing is that she was too eager to win the trust of the mountain god, and she also uttered the name of the Styx River that several sworn virgins never dared to violate.

But she, who is used to being glamorous, accepts the cruel play of fate, and spends the rest of her life with this thing that is worse than the dirtiest mud in the superficial pity of others and the pain of being deprived of the priesthood by her sister who has never been looked down upon by her. She might as well die.

Because she already had a will to die, when she saw the existence beside Pluto who took away her first and greatest hope, her resentment was like a raging flood finding the crack in the dam, she stood up without hesitation, and wanted to Vent all the deep-seated hatred.