modern greek mythology

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"You don't know him, he has never been truly free." Hermes sighed, "Zeus is also very cruel to those who offend his dignity."

"Indeed, before you went to Olympus, his character was quite violent..."

Hermes thought that Zeus had more or less inherited Cronus' temper.

Prometheus stole the magic fire, which happened before he was born.

That incident made Zeus very angry. At that time, the fire was as important as nuclear secrets now. In order to highlight the superiority of the gods, Zeus deliberately did not bestow human fire.

As the father of mankind, Prometheus sympathized with mankind living a life like a beast. Taking advantage of Apollo's carriage to the sky, he stole a little flame from the back of his carriage.

From then on, this flame ignited the world, and Zeus couldn't stop it even if he wanted to.

This matter made Zeus feel very embarrassed. He felt that Prometheus was arbitrarily advocating, and he didn't take him as the boss at all!

Even if he really wants to give human kindling, he, the god king, has to decide, when will it be his turn to show off!

Well now, all human beings are praising Prometheus for his great achievements, praising him as a brave man and a hero, and not paying attention to him as a god-king at all!

Just for such a little face problem, Zeus began to retaliate against humans and retaliate against Prometheus.

He first asked Vulcan Hephas to create a perfect woman, named "Pandora".

Let Athena teach her to speak, let Hera teach her to weave, let Venus teach her how to seduce men...

After she learned everything a woman should learn, Zeus gave her a box and asked her to seduce Prometheus' brother.

After the younger brother saw the beautiful woman, he was so fascinated that he completely forgot his elder brother's advice: don't accept any gifts from Zeus!

The beauty soon succeeded and married the man smoothly.

However, on the wedding night, the groom accidentally opened the box brought by Pandora...

All of a sudden, countless poisonous insects packed in the box surged out and flew to every corner of the world.

They represent diseases, disasters, troubles, pains...

The good times for humanity are over.

Zeus's plot succeeded, as long as there are diseases and disasters in the world, they have to turn to the gods for help.

Therefore, human beings continue to fear and worship God, rely on them all the time and be their faithful servants.

Fortunately, Athena put a seed of hope under the box, which brought comfort and courage to human beings to overcome difficulties.

At the same time, Prometheus also received the most severe punishment.

Zeus nailed him to the big rock on the top of the Caucasus Mountain with diamond nails, and let the ferocious eagles eat his liver every day. At night, the liver gradually healed, and the same cruel thing was repeated the next day.

Day after day, year after year, they tortured him endlessly...

Hermes later learned the story from Athena.

Athena admired the courage of Prometheus, but she did not dare to persuade Zeus to let him go, so she had to ask Hermes for help.

Hermes sympathized with the situation of Prometheus, and after a long time of careful planning, he served Zeus submissively before asking him insinuatingly.

Zeus was not happy at first, but in the end Hermes talked, persuaded, coaxed and lied before he nodded and agreed.

But the condition is that Prometheus is not allowed to return to the world and is not allowed to be their leader.

There is an even harsher condition, that is, someone must stand up voluntarily and accept this cruel punishment instead of Prometheus.

Moreover, after Prometheus was released, he had to wear shackles all his life, dragging the stones of the Caucasus Mountain behind him, so that he would always remember that he was a sinner.

Hermes knew that Zeus didn't intend to let him go, but just used such harsh conditions to embarrass himself and let him retreat.

Hmph, he's just a stinky old man who loves face and is stingy!

Hermes was also very angry at the time, but he did it anyway.

After all, this is the only way to free Prometheus, and as long as these conditions are met, Zeus has no excuse to go back on his word.

Hermes contacted the most famous hero at that time, Hercules, the son of Zeus in the world. He agreed to help and shot down the eagle on the Caucasus mountain.

What is commendable is that Prometheus' old friend, Centaur Chiron, was willing to go to the Caucasus Mountain to replace him after he knew about this.

With the rescue of these two friends, Prometheus finally gained personal freedom.

Since then, he has disappeared, and there is no trace of him in the sky or on earth.

Hermes knew that he was still in this mountain.

With his character, he would not abandon his friends and suffer here.

As long as his friend Chiron is not liberated, he will not leave him for a day.

As for why he chose this coniferous forest, it was because there were humans living at the foot of the mountain, and he would no longer live with them; and the top of the mountain was bare, making it difficult to hide himself.

Prometheus' resentment towards Zeus is probably deeper than this deep forest.

Now that Zeus is in trouble, one can imagine how difficult it is for Prometheus to come out to rescue him.

However, Hermes still believed that he would help him.

"Prometheus is a sage, a wise man, and a brave man, not a stingy old man like Zeus. Come on, let's call him out together." Hermes took Apollo's hand and shouted as he walked, "Prometheus Mitheus—"

"Prometheus - we need your help -"

Apollo followed suit.

The voices of the two people spread throughout the forest, but there was nothing but silent trees.

After shouting for a long time, there was still no response. Hermes had an idea and changed his name.

"Prometheus - Zeus is in big trouble - come and save him -"

Apollo quickly stopped him and said, "Aren't you making trouble? You know he hates Zeus the most, and you asked him to come out to save Zeus..."

Hermes whispered: "You wait, this will definitely work..."

Sure enough, before the words fell, there was movement in the forest.

The trees in the forest seemed to be given life. A branch close to Hermes suddenly moved, as if a giant stretched out his hand and sent him flying.

"Hermes!"

Apollo was taken aback, and was about to run to help him.

"Don't come over! Be careful behind!"

Apollo looked back, and saw a towering giant tree was raising its thick branches to attack him——

As soon as Apollo raised his hand, a ray of light broke it in half.

"Damn! I burned you to ashes!"

"No!" Hermes quickly got up from the ground and ran over to dissuade them, "Don't hurt them!"

Shouted by Hermes, Apollo didn't pay attention, and was brought down by another tree next to him.

Then those trees swarmed up, and Apollo couldn't move.

"Hey! Prometheus! Is this how you welcome guests from afar!"

Hermes shouted angrily into the depths of the forest.

"I don't remember having friends like you."

From the dark forest, came a loud voice.

"I didn't say I was a sage either. In fact, like Zeus, I am a narrow-minded man. So, please go back. I am not magnanimous enough to rescue my enemy."

"Oh? Forgot about us?" Hermes laughed, "Well, I won't talk to you about friendship, I will talk to you about a deal! Do you remember Chiron who suffered on the top of the mountain? I'm here to exchange terms Free him! Of course, if you still consider him your friend."

After hearing what Hermes said, Prometheus expressed something.

The trees pressing on Apollo slowly moved away, and each returned to its original position.

Apollo patted the branches and leaves on his body, and walked to Hermes.

The two looked into the distance together, expecting Prometheus to appear.

After a while of silence, a figure appeared in the mist in the forest and walked towards them slowly.

The sound of the iron chain being dragged became more and more clear, with the heavy sound of stones rubbing against the ground behind, step by step, it was very difficult...

Finally, finally appeared in front of Apollo and Hermes.

The man in front of him was about the same age as Zeus.

Wearing a classical robe, with a thin and slender figure, holding a long cane in his hand.

Probably because he seldom sees the sun for many years, his face looks a little pale.

However, the eyes are very hale and hearty, full of deep wisdom, firm calm, and the vicissitudes of time.

He is the brave man who brought light to mankind, the sage who established moral standards for mankind, and the wise man who made Zeus feel jealous—Prometheus.

treacherous journey

"Go back, I won't do anything for Zeus again."

Facing Prometheus' refusal, Hermes squatted at his feet without saying a word, took out a golden key, and opened the shackles that bound him with a "clang".

"This is my greeting." Hermes stood up and said, "If you tell me where Gaia lives, we will release your friend Chiron immediately. Did you see that this is the new God King Apollo, he can Exercising all power in place of Zeus. From now on, you are free."

"Freedom?" Prometheus smiled disapprovingly, "I'm so sorry. After so many years of captivity, I'm used to it. Freedom means nothing to me. As for the fetter, it's not for me Yes, just to remind me not to associate with Olympus again."

In the face of Prometheus' disdain, Hermes' kindness is a bit like being self-indulgent