[Greek Mythology] So I am a sunflower

The old man's face was full of wrinkles, and his clothes were in tatters. He just lowered his head and wept, as if he had tasted all the suffering in the world.The reunion of life and death, the joys and sorrows of parting and reunion, all appear in his sorrow.

Lin Miao felt her heart tighten and ache just looking at his appearance, she bit her lip and kept looking at Hades, hoping that he could come forward and ask.After waiting for a long time and seeing that he still didn't move, Lin Miao finally couldn't wait to clear his throat, and whispered, "Lord Pluto, just leave that person over there...is it alright?"

Hades glanced at her sideways, making her heart skip a beat several times, before she relaxed the reins in her hand, and said calmly, "Go down and have a look."

Lin Miao was a little worried that he would refuse directly, but now seeing him let go, she felt relieved, nodded vigorously, turned over and jumped off the carriage.

She ran over in a hurry, her footsteps were not light, but the old man didn't seem to hear it, and still stood there motionless.

"Are you okay?" Lin Miao couldn't wait to stand up and went up to talk to him impatiently, hoping that there was something she could do to help him.But as soon as she opened her mouth, the old man who was still like a dead tree trembled, staggering and trying to turn around and leave the place where he was originally.

Although he was blind, his actions were no different from ordinary people except that he was a little slower. Seeing that he was about to leave in a hurry, Lin Miao could only amplify his voice and said, "Do you know where you are? This is the Hades... Where do you want to go?"

The old man faltered, let go of his hand dejectedly, and his body couldn't help shaking: "Little girl, you'd better go across the river quickly, and don't bother with me, an ominous person."

"Cross the river?" Lin Miao repeated in confusion, and then continued, "Aren't you going?"

His hand twitched, and then he said with trembling lips, "I...I don't have enough fare, so I can't get on the boat."

"Ah?" Lin Miao exclaimed in surprise, and it fell into the old man's ear, only to get a wry smile from him, "No one buried me, and no one buried coins in my mouth... that's right. Punishment for the mistakes I have committed. Go away, little girl, you are still so young, just..."

Lin Miao saw that his tone became lower and lower as he spoke, and she couldn't help feeling sympathetic to him. Thinking of Sisyphus who was executed before, she suddenly had an idea and hurried to discuss with him: "Where is your wife and children? As long as they know your situation, just bury you!"

The old man's face froze, and then he reached out and pressed his face hard: "I don't have a wife! I don't deserve to be a father either!"

Lin Miao saw that he was suddenly agitated, so she didn't dare to say any more, for fear of irritating him by accidentally saying something wrong, and when he seemed calmer, she whispered: "Do you want to keep talking?" Are you staying here?"

Hearing Lin Miao's words, he slowly put down the hand covering his face, as if touched by something, and muttered dejectedly: "This is fate! This is all fate! It's fate...fate... destiny……"

"Even if it's fate, it's a matter of the living. I'm afraid...you're already dead." Lin Miao finally couldn't listen anymore, and interrupted him, "What's going on, can you tell me?" Can you tell me more specifically?"

"Yeah, I've died a long time ago." The old man said with infinite regret, "But since I'm already dead, why do I have to endure all these endless filth and ugliness, and still not get the peace I want? "

His expression suddenly calmed down, and his aging face suddenly exuded a noble and peaceful radiance: "Little girl, if you want, please listen to my story."

"My name is Oedipus."

Lin Miao's heart beat a beat suddenly, and she felt as if she had heard this name somewhere before.

After the old man announced his name, his back suddenly straightened up. Although it was very difficult for him to do this action at his age, he still tried his best to straighten his body, as if he was protecting his dignity, with a kind of Inconvenient pride: "I was once king of Thebes."

When Lin Miao heard this, he knew it. It seemed that this old man was probably the kind of former king who was usurped by his son or political opponent. This could also explain why he was so downcast that he couldn't even be buried.

But just when she guessed seven or eight times, the old man's words overturned all her conjectures: "But I took off the crown, stabbed myself blind, and exiled myself to the most remote place in Greece." place, until I faced death. But death could not redeem me, even if I stood on the edge of the Acheron River, I could only walk by the river over and over again with regret for what I had done. lament."

Did he stab his eyes blind? !Lin Miao looked at the two dark holes on the old man's face, and felt terrified: "Why do you..."

"Because I killed a father who shouldn't be killed, and married a mother who shouldn't be married."

Killing one's father and marrying one's mother? !King Oedipus!

Lin Miao's brain suddenly exploded, like a boiling hot pot, spicy, numb, sour, and salty all rushed into his mind.

Oedipus complex - her rare memories of Greek legends were turned back, which happened to corroborate with the old man's words.

The oracle predicted that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother, so he was abandoned by his parents at birth and adopted by the king of another country.When he grew up, he heard the rumor that he was going to kill his father and marry his mother. He left his adoptive parents in horror and came to the city where his biological parents lived. On the way, he accidentally killed his father because he was fighting for the road. Because he killed the monsters that invaded the country, he was elected as the king and married the widow of the former king...

That is his mother.

His story ended here, and what happened after that was not what Lin Miao cared about.All she needs to understand is the Oedipus complex, a psychological tendency. As for what this story actually represents... who really cares?

Lin Miao's face turned red uncontrollably. For some reason, she didn't dare to look directly at Oedipus, but said dully, "Then you..."

"I'm a guilty person who has brought disaster to the country, why don't I have the face to leave?" Oedipus was no longer as excited as he was at the beginning, but compared to Lin Miao, he seemed calm , "It's just that I didn't expect that after wandering for decades when I was alive, I would still be a person who couldn't find a home when I arrived in the underworld."

He smiled wryly twice, his voice was as hoarse as a dilapidated erhu: "Little girl, I'm afraid you've been frightened! Get out of my way! Go across the river!"

Lin Miao saw that although he said so, his face was so sad that he seemed to be about to cry, and an impulse surged into his chest, forcing her to do something.

She hurriedly said "wait a minute" to Oedipus and ran over to Hades. She dazed and ran there until she stood under Hades' carriage, When she met his cold and clear eyes, she realized that she had no position to speak for Oedipus.

"Master Pluto, I..." She stammered and didn't know how to express it. She gestured back and forth several times before finally fully expressing her wish, "That person has no money to cross the river, can we... ...Could you...can you send him there?"

Her face turned red uncontrollably again, and her voice became smaller and smaller, feeling that her request was really too much.But if she wanted to let her watch Oedipus wandering in the underworld like this, she really couldn't do it.

Seeing that Hades didn't respond, Lin Miao's gaze slowly dimmed, but she was still unwilling to give up like this, and couldn't help but said, "Then can I go and bury him on the ground? As long as he gets the burial he deserves Should be able to enter the Hades?"

Hades moved his eyes slightly, then turned to look at her silently: "I heard what you just said."

Lin Miao didn't understand what he meant at first, but after a while she slowly realized something, and whispered nervously, "You... don't you think he's guilty too?"

If Hades really thought so in his heart, then he would definitely not help Oedipus. Lin Miao's face drooped, and the frustration in her heart could not be concealed at all. When the method can help Oedipus, I heard Hades say in a trance: "Call him here."

When she came back to her senses, her eyes lit up, her face glowed again, she nodded vigorously and ran over there.

After the past, she brought Oedipus here without much effort, she just said a few words to Oedipus, and he followed her without hesitation, feeling his trust, Lin Miao couldn't help being moved, and she became more determined to help to the end.

When she walked under Hades' carriage with Oedipus again, the first thing she saw was Mingta standing under the carriage.

"Mingta, take her to Elysee Paradise." Hades turned the carriage and left after saying a word.

Although Hades had already left, Mingta still saluted very respectfully: "Of order, Mr. Hades."

Lin Miao looked at Mingta who suddenly appeared, blinked, and was a little bit unable to turn for a while.

After Mingta saluted, he glanced at Oedipus carefully, and said to Lin Miao with some displeasure, "You're looking for me for this person?"

Lin Miao nodded, looked at her extremely apologetically and said, "I didn't expect to call you over suddenly...I, I'm really sorry!"

Lin Miao glanced at Mingta several times uneasily, and found that her complexion had improved a lot, so she continued to ask: "Then can we help him, so that he can live better in Hades?"

Mingta just gave her a follow-up look, and started to walk forward: "Master Hades has promised to let him live in Elysee Paradise, you don't have to worry."

Lin Miao heard the word Paradise and knew that the environment would not be too bad, so she breathed a sigh of relief, followed up with a smile, and began to talk to Mingta: "Thank you so much, Mingta! If you don't come, I don't even know what to do!"

Mingta was silent for a while, and there was a flash of embarrassment on her face, but after only a moment, she returned to her original calm look: "This is an order from Lord Hades, and it has nothing to do with you."

Hearing what she said, Lin Miao didn't feel embarrassed at all. He rubbed his head and smiled twice, and said, "You and Lord Pluto are both very good people!"

Mingta stepped on the ground and was almost tripped by himself, so scared that Lin Miao hurried to help her, and Oedipus, who had been silent all the time, suddenly said quietly: "You two... are the gods of the underworld?"

Mingta just glanced at him and then withdrew his gaze, as usual, he couldn't hear any emotion: "We're just sending you where you need to go."

A flash of surprise flashed across Oedipus's face, and then his face became tense, as if he was thinking about something and stopped talking.

Lin Miao couldn't understand the mystery in their words, so she walked slowly along with Mingta, asking her some questions about the basic situation of Hades from time to time, and the three of them walked together, and it was finally not so embarrassing.

Not only did she walk a long way, but Mingta's expression suddenly changed. Lin Miao, who had been observing her, quickly cheered up, and shook her head to meet her.

"Master Mingta." Suddenly appeared was a kind-hearted elder in his fifties. When he saw several people, he first greeted Mingta with a very gentle tone, "What is your business here?"

With a businesslike tone, Mingta pointed to Oedipus behind him and said, "Master Hades is going to put this person into the Elysee Paradise. Lord Minos, please bring him in."

Minos looked a little embarrassed: "I'm afraid he can't be easily put in without a judgment."

"Then let's judge him now." There was no concession in Mingta's words.

Minos sighed with a wry smile, raised the scepter in his hand, and pointed it at Oedipus, who was bent over. The scepter flashed a golden light and then dimmed again. A smile appeared on his face, and then he put it down. After picking it up, he said to Mingta, "He is innocent."

Lin Miao couldn't help but patted his chest. Oedipus beside him also had a frozen face, and it took a long time for him to shed tears, weeping with joy.

Mingta raised his eyebrows impatiently, pointed at Oedipus and said to Minos: "Please bring him in, I have something to do, so I won't go with you."

Minos responded modestly, and Mingta took Lin Miao and left. After they walked a certain distance, Lin Miao finally stopped her and asked her a question: "That lord just now...is there anything wrong?" ?”

"Minos?" Although she had walked a long way, Mingta's tone was still full of momentum. Hearing this name, she had a very uncomfortable expression, and she said after a while, "There is nothing wrong with him. Say there's something wrong with him..."

"Who made him the son of Zeus?"

Lin Miao was stunned for a moment, and stayed in place for a long time before realizing that Mingta had gone far away, and quickly caught up with her: "Is he the son of the God King?"

"It's not just him, Radamandis, Aiacus... all the judges are the sons of Zeus," Mingta said with a little irritability, not at all like her usual appearance, "here is clearly Lord Dis's subordinates, but Zeus's people are everywhere, thinking of this, I just can't face them with a smile on my face."

Seeing Lin Miao still bewildered, Mingta returned to his original cold face, and glanced at her sideways: "Speaking of which, you like Lord Hades, right?"

"Ah?" Lin Miao was confused by the pile of names, but after hearing her sudden words, her mind became even more confused.

Mingta was a head taller than her, stopped and looked down at her, with a sense of oppression in his eyes: "No goddess dares to approach Lord Hades, and you are the first except me."

Lin Miao hadn't figured out the connection between her two sentences before she was stunned by her next sentence.

"Master Hades should also have a Queen of the Underworld. Seeing that you look good...it's you."

...! ! !

Lin Miao, who was completely blown up, didn't have time to catch Mingta and ask her what she said, and returned to Hades' palace in a sluggish state. After thinking about it carefully, she was horrified to find that not only was she not pure!And evil at heart!All day long, she lost her appetite and was in a trance, thinking about a very important problem.

... The tossing and turning sunflower finally suffered from insomnia for the first time in history.

The author has something to say: With Medea, how can there be no Oedipus!I deeply feel that this one is no better than Medea...

Regarding the three judges of Hades... Wo Momo separated the one when Minos and Theseus slashed monsters, otherwise Wo really couldn't imagine who was in charge of so many dead people in Hades before his death. The amount of work Too big... ╮(╯▽╰)╭

Speaking of the judge, I have to say that there are really many people related to Zeus in the underworld... Sometimes I feel that Aphrodite just listened to Zeus's order, so that Eros shot the golden arrow at Hades. He fell in love with Spring God. Anyway, a bunch of Zeus people in Hades really make people feel a little awkward. Poseidon's side is slightly less, maybe because of the jurisdiction...

Piggs: Thanks to Xiaocanghai for his landmines and Zhang Zhang's extra points!Thanks to Xiaoxiangzi for his knowledge lecture!Thank you Leng Yuejun for your long comment!There is love in the world!The truth is still there!Wo believes in love again! ~(≧▽≦)/~