She received the gift of God [Greek mythology]

"Great and honorable Apollo, why did you come to take me away? What about Hermes?" Pandora bit her lip uneasily, and looked at Artemis' twin brothers with reverent and slightly beseeching eyes.

"Father Zeus temporarily ordered him to do an important matter, which may take a while, and I will pick you up instead of him." Apollo replied with a smile.While speaking, the laurel forest disappeared, and the golden carriage pulled by four horses descended from the sky and stopped beside Apollo.He graciously stretched his hand towards Pan Duo.

Pandora nodded obediently, and walked over to board the divine car as she said: "Okay, I understand. I'll go with you."

Apollo was a little surprised. His blue eyes, which were deeper than the ocean and as bright as the stars, locked her face, as if she were a long papyrus scroll opened for reading, and no matter what hidden thoughts were in front of him Hide away.

This probing inspection made Pandora at a loss.She looked at him from under her eyelashes, her fingers twisted together nervously, her clear gray eyes shone timidly, and there was no trace of fake awe in her voice: "Do you have any orders?"

"No, let's start now." Apollo put away his inquiring gaze, and spit out compliments very naturally, "You are more beautiful than the rumors, I am a little surprised. Only in terms of appearance, I dare say that there is no A woman can compare to you. It turns out that Hephaestus can create such a masterpiece if he is serious."

Pandora lowered her head, as if shy from the straightforward praise.

Seeing this, Apollo deepened his smile, lifted the rein, and urged the horse to gallop into the sky.

"Ah." Pandora suddenly let out a low cry.

"what happened?"

"The white robe that Athena gave me... Because it was stolen once before, I was afraid of losing the treasure given by the goddess, so I put it in the hut where I live. If you don't mind, can you Shall I go get it and replace it?"

Apollo didn't answer right away.

Pandora immediately wavered: "If you think it's too troublesome, then forget it. But if Athena notices that I'm not wearing the robe she gave... Please help me explain."

"It doesn't matter," Apollo shook his head casually, "Where is the hut you mentioned?"

"On the hills farther north, away from the village, you can see it from here, you see."

Apollo narrowed his eyes unexpectedly: "I thought you lived in the temple of Hermes."

Pandora shook her head: "Yesterday, Faol and I - Faol is the friend I made here, and I went to the Temple of Hermes with him to report on the current situation. There is a very beautiful panorama near the bottom of the temple steps. Faol and I picked a lot of red flowers to weave into garlands, but we stayed too long, and it was already dark when we recovered. Faol can go back by himself, but after nightfall... I dare not walk outside again , I asked the priests to let me stay with them for one night."

The golden carriage approached the hill, and she continued to explain: "I have been living here since I came here. You see, there is the shrine of Hermes behind it. When he was in Ilysion, I went there every day Say hello to him."

Apollo steered the steed to the ground steadily, and stopped on the open space between the shrine and the hut: "Go."

"Please wait a moment, I'll be back soon." Pandora lifted her skirt and walked away quickly.

Through the small window facing the shrine, Apollo saw Pandora push the door open, go to the wall and open the box, and took out a white and flawless robe from inside.She held the white robe and walked to the other side, as if she had placed it on the head of the bed, then she untied the gold belt and took off the more plain linen skirt.She was obviously familiar with the stone house, and knew where to put the disassembled belt and other accessories when changing clothes.

From where Apollo was standing, he could just see Pandora's bare and slender shoulders, as well as half of the beautiful curve of her back.She seemed to realize that there was a pair of eyes outside the window, which was different from usual. She hurriedly looked at Apollo, then moved forward in a panic, and hid behind the wall beside the window.

Apollo couldn't help chuckling.

He has always been affectionate, and especially cherishes all beautiful things, and beautiful life makes him love and pity.It's a pity that he hasn't had much luck in love so far.If it wasn't for his important duties, if this girl wasn't a carefully prepared gift from Zeus, maybe he would be interested in playing a chasing game with her.

No wonder Hermes would fall in love with her and wet his shoes that he used to easily cross the land and sea on weekdays.

Apollo waited for a while, but Pandora was still nowhere to be seen.He narrowed his eyes, and immediately went to the window to look into the house.

The linen dress she had taken off earlier was scattered on the ground, but there was no one in the clean hut.

cheated!How dare she deceive the gods? !

In Apollo's rage, the blue eyes only shone brighter than before.He boarded the frame, roared angrily, and galloped towards the majestic palace complex at the southern end again.

The destination is naturally the Temple of Hermes.

At the same time, Pandora panted with her back against the bronze door of the inner hall, the fingers on her belt trembling uncontrollably.In fact, she was not sure that she could fool Apollo, but she did not expect to succeed.After leaving the window, she immediately touched the keyhole on the door of the hut.The key Hermes gave her brought her back inside the temple in an instant.

But Apollo must soon find out that she has escaped.Raging the gods is no joke.Time is running out.

"Hermes!" She drew a symbol on the wall and called out, "Hermes, Apollo said he would take me away. I feel he is lying."

The patterns on the floor tiles suddenly changed.

She knew Hermes heard.

"what should I do?"

The door to the outer hall opened.

Pandora took a step outside, just in time to see the statue of Hermes in the hall flashing, and the arms holding the staff of two snakes stretched and retracted unexpectedly.

The idol came alive.

The priests who were arranging the offerings in front of the altar were taken aback, then raised their arms high in praise and prostrated themselves on the ground in awe.

"This is a part of my consciousness that can keep this residence sacred and inviolable, but only for a while. I'm afraid it won't be able to withstand the rough attack of Apollo." The facial expressions that the statue can make are limited, Hermes He just shook his head, "I didn't ask Apollo to pick you up, and I don't know what he's planning, so you leave here first. Before I rush back, hide yourself."

Before the voice finished, the rabbit at the feet of the god statue also became a living creature and ran to Pandora's feet.The little rabbit looked up at her, then ran towards the gate of the inner hall, then looked up at the keyhole, its long ears waving back and forth.

Pandora walked to the door and looked back anxiously.

"I'm on my way, I'll be there soon."

She nodded and touched the lock.Immediately she disappeared through the keyhole.

The statue of Hermes also left its original position in a flash and appeared on the square outside the temple gate.

Almost at the same time, golden light descended from the sky, and Apollo reined in the reins, hovering in the mid-air outside the temple wall.In addition to Apollo, there is another figure on the car: it is a blond goddess who looks similar to Apollo, with a bow and arrow in her hand, and a cedar leaf crown in her hair.

But unlike Apollo, the goddess has a somewhat rigid figure.Like Hermes, she is also a living stone statue with spiritual consciousness.

"The sons and daughters of Leto in black, Artemis and Apollo, my dear sister and brother, what is the business of these two men coming to my little place so aggressively?" Hermes was surprised gasped.

Apollo looked angry, but his attitude was restrained. He had a good relationship with Hermes on weekdays: "You know why I am here. Hand over Pandora, and I will leave."

"Father God did not order her to be handed over to you, and I have no reason to do so. You must not deny this." Hermes turned to Artemis, "You should know better than me how reckless Apollo is impulsively. , Pure and brave Hunting Goddess, there is no need for you to get involved in this farce."

Artemis shook his head slightly: "Apollo is not acting for his desire this time. I decided to help him."

Hermes sighed: "Then can you tell me why you took Pandora away by force? I haven't finished teaching her yet."

"Are you going to—"

Apollo interrupted Artemis: "There's no need to argue with him." He closed his eyes and said solemnly: "Hermes, you know what you're planning--use rhetoric to delay the scene so that your Ontology hastened back here. I cherish the vow to be with you dearly, but I will not waste time with you. You can no longer keep Pandora by your side, I must take her away. This is my conclusion as the god of prophecy .The explanations and the name-calling can be left until after the matter is resolved."

Said Apollo picked up the bow and arrow.It was a divine weapon that was quite similar in appearance to the one in Artemis' hands. Just by pulling the string, the colors flowed, and a light arrow gradually appeared, deforming the surrounding scenery, sparkling and fluctuating like water waves.

The twin siblings are both good archers.

"I'll go to the other side." Artemis pressed on his younger brother's shoulder, admonishing him that enough is enough, and the figure disappeared in a flash.The Patronus of the hunter is naturally an expert in sniping in the environment.

"Hermes, give me Pandora." Apollo drew his bow and warned for the last time.

"I prefer negotiation, and I hate being coerced." The smile in Hermes' voice disappeared, "You don't even bother to explain the reason, why should I follow your request? I still remember when you threatened to throw me into Tartarus, you might as well try again."

Apollo didn't speak any more.

The light arrow leaves the string and shoots out!