[Greek Mythology] The Love of Persephone

"My dear brother Hermes!" Apollo, the god of light, has brilliant blond hair and charming blue eyes. He is the most handsome among the gods. His kind and cheerful nature makes him invincible among the gods .However, the expression he was gazing at Hermes at this moment contained a bit of melancholy. "Stay here, dear Hermes, your brother has a sad story to tell you. It may enlighten you--oh! How should I like to recall that pain! "

"Apollo, Apollo," Hermes said, with unbelievable joy and gratitude flashing in his green eyes, "my kind and kind brother! It's hard to believe that you have given me such kindness : Please tell me, tell me freely. I am willing to swear to everything that can be witnessed, what happened today will become a secret between the two of us! Hermes is willing to do anything to repay you! "

"Poor Hermes and Persephone," Apollo sighed, "seeing what happened to you today reminds me of my sad love. Everyone knows that the little love god Eros' golden Arrows have the magical power of giving people love. Whoever is shot by a golden arrow will fall in love with the first person he sees—but few people know that Eros has another corresponding magic weapon, That is the more powerful lead arrow."

"I used to be young and ignorant. At that time, I saw Eros playing with a bow and arrow, and I told him that it was a very dangerous thing. Children should not play with it. The naughty child was obedient on the surface, but in his heart He was very unconvinced and planned to take revenge on me. One day, while I was walking in the mountains and relaxing physically and mentally, he shot a golden arrow|into my body. The flame of love suddenly ignited in my heart At this moment, a beautiful girl appeared in front of me. She has an elegant and gentle temperament, and is charming that I have never seen before. Her name is Daphne, and she is the daughter of the river god. I fell in love immediately She wanted to woo her. But at this moment, that naughty Eros pulled out a lead arrow and shot|into the body of my beautiful sweetheart!"

"Daphne immediately became disgusted with love. She mercilessly rejected my courtship. A moment ago, her affectionate gaze became as cold as frost. Like a swift antelope, she quickly escaped into the valley. But I was not reconciled, I chased after her eagerly, played a beautiful tune with a harp, and expressed my heart. Daphne was originally attracted by the tune, but when she saw it was me, she ran away quickly, because I It was the first person she saw after being shot by lead arrows! Hermes, can you imagine such absurd and tragic mourning? Is there such terrible pain in the world?"

"I saw her turn and run, and no matter how hard I chased and begged, she would not stop. She ran and ran, and I ran and ran. Suddenly, a river blocked her I'm about to overtake her! At this moment, poor Daphne began to plead to the river, "Dear father, please save me. Please hide me from that terrible love, whichever takes me Become anything'! I called her name in pain, but the power of the river god began to work. Her hair became thick leaves, her wrists became slender branches, her legs became pale The trunk of the laurel tree turned black, and the feet turned into roots in the earth. I hugged the laurel tree and wept! But my love will never come back! I can give her eternal youth, but I could not bring her back to the woman I fell in love with! Hermes! I was in such agony and tried everything I knew how, and at last I knew the source of the tragedy: it was Eros The lead arrows of the little cupids have the magic power to make people fall into hatred. O - Hermes! If you want to relieve Hades' strange madness for the goddess of spring, go to Eros and ask for a lead Arrow! But please don't show up in front of your brother with it, my heart is covered with scars."

"Apollo, my good and forgiving elder brother! I once stole your cow to tease you, but you generously forgave me. If it weren't for your guidance and kindness, the jealous queen Hera would never have allowed me Return to Mount Olympus! You have given me so much help, and now you are going to be my common benefactor with Persephone—Apollo, brother, we will be forever grateful to you! Please Don't worry! I'm going to find the Eros that people love and hate!" The God of Liar said gratefully and sincerely.So he saw that kind brother waved his hand and said:

"Go, Hermes, good luck to you——I hope Cupid and his mother won't embarrass you too much!"

Hermes nodded to Apollo, and the suddenly enlightened young god was unwilling to wait for a quarter of an hour.His cloak turned into a stream of golden light and quickly disappeared into the sky.

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"No...no...how can I believe this? How can I be willing to do this?"

The underworld is a dead ground, where there are two lights - one belongs to the fake Élysée, those fake lives.And the other is the eternally gentle and silent poplar tree belonging to the underworld, she emits a little bit of vitality.At this moment, Persephone, the goddess of spring, is kneeling under the poplar tree and weeping.

"Liu Ke, Liu Ke. Did you hear what they said? The God King wanted me to be Pluto's wife, and my mother and other main gods also agreed! They have already started preparing for the wedding... What, Liu Moment? You are so quiet today. Can you not hear me? Or are you tired, or are you unwilling to listen to the last word of a sad person?"

The poplar tree shook slightly, and the leaves rubbed together, as if sighing softly.Those swaying tree shadows swayed on Persephone's body, as if a kind of silent comfort.There are crystal clear water drops falling from the leaves, which are the sobs of that kind woman.Persephone seemed to hear a vague sigh coming from her ear, and Luce's ethereal and gentle voice sounded in her ear.

"Dear Persephone," Bai Yangshu said sincerely and tenderly, "There will be no one in this world who can empathize with your pain more than I do, and there will be no one who can sympathize with you and Pluto as deeply as I do." Misfortune of this marriage! That would be a mistake to anyone—oh, Persephone, do not lose hope and courage so easily? Have you forgotten your love Hermes? Didn't you tell me, he Stand up and bravely refute the other eleven main gods, and declare that you will be rescued no matter what? Believe in this love, Persephone, the brave and wise Hermes will never give up on you. Don't wait all day Wash your face with tears, that will wither your youth, beauty, vigor and vigor!"

"Ryuke, Lucki..." Persephone sobbed, "I'm so sad, I'm confused, I don't know what to do. The wedding day is getting closer, I swear to you, I would rather die That’s right! My soul and body are dying, and I’m struggling to hold on to my last breath in order to see my lover for the last time!”

"Persephone..." Poplar called her name sadly, those voices became more and more indistinct and elusive, Persephone could only vaguely hear Luce shouting in a panic, calling for others to do something.She fell into a warm stupor.The goddess of spring, who hadn't eaten for several days, finally collapsed under the only poplar tree in the underworld.

The author has something to say: *Let me tell you a story, I suspect that Apollo and Eros have enmity]

The tragic love history of Apollo, the most handsome man in Greek mythology——

Apollo fell in love with a water nymph named Daphne, who turned into a laurel tree to avoid his courtship.

Apollo fell in love with a water nymph named Okurroe, and the girl turned into a stone in order to avoid his courtship.

Apollo fell in love with a water nymph named Brion, who committed suicide by jumping off a cliff to avoid his courtship.

Apollo fell in love with a girl named Castalia, who threw herself into the river to avoid his courtship.

Apollo fell in love with a boy named Kuparisos (Gao Liang), and his younger brother turned into a cypress tree to avoid his courtship.

Apollo fell in love with a young man named Hyacinthus, and finally, the two were happily together (it was not easy).One day they played discus happily, but Yacinthos was killed by the discus...and turned into a hyacinth.

【Yun sad】【Lighting wax】