[Greek Mythology] The Love of Persephone

The Goddess of Beauty's meaningful words made Hermes' heart sink, but he noticed that the other party's expression was still on the verge of ambiguity and provocation, but it was not as lingering as before, and guessed that there might be a turning point.Then the god of tricksters boldly pleaded again:

"Good and merciful Aphrodite, please believe that I will always remember and praise your merits!"

"Is it really like this? Smart Hermes?" Aphrodite's voice was soft and sweet, with a little crisp meaning unique to girls.Her eyes were wide open, seemingly full of curiosity, but the cunning that flashed in the depths of her eyes revealed that she was by no means as innocent as she appeared: "Hermes, how are you willing to repay me?"

"Stop joking with me, Aphrodite." Hermes, who was half kneeling on the ground because of the request, stood up unexpectedly at this moment. It seemed to be sincere and dignified before, but it seemed to be a little bit of the distress of a young man.Hermes said: "You are both the god of beauty and the god of love, and enjoy the perfection of both at the same time-why torture me, poor lovebird, like this?"

His expression looked depressed and troubled: "Aphrodite, I have fallen into the love you are in charge of and cannot extricate myself, why do you use your own inherent beauty to test my loyalty to your priesthood?" What about Geng Geng?"

Aphrodite chuckled, "Hermes, you can really talk." In the blink of an eye, she regained her girlish demeanor and returned to her plump and soft demeanor.The God of Love and Beauty lazily yawned and said, "No wonder people call you the God of Eloquence. If you want to please someone, no one will be able to resist you."

Hermes also got rid of the previous image of suffering from love and became earnest again, but he still did not forget to compliment the other party: "Just as your demeanor is irresistible-but I have already chosen The person you admire. Love comes from the attraction of the heart, and it is also solid in the loyalty of each other. Your radiance and your majestic power come from the support of the world, and Persephone and I are willing to be one of them one."

Hermes knew very well that the god of love and beauty had been spoiled by many gods who adored her.Arrogant, selfish and willful, this goddess can hardly stand others not being overwhelmed by her.But from another point of view, once such Aphrodite really feels pleased, she is also very talkative.Naturally, Hermes couldn't pretend to admire her, not to mention that this was a betrayal of Persephone, his purpose alone was enough to make the goddess of beauty fly into a rage - although the other party was delicate and lazy, she was not madness.But the Liar God also has his own unique advantage, that is his rhetoric.

Hermes has always known how to speak beautifully. Even though he refused the Goddess of Beauty's courtship, he lifted her up very high, and there was no lack of praise in his words. He even said that as a person who fell in love, he was already a Goddess of Beauty Believers, therefore, will never betray the loyalty of love.Such refusal is not annoying.

Of course Aphrodite understood that Hermes was trying to please herself.However, beautiful words always make people feel happy, and Goddess of Beauty never makes things difficult for herself.

"What a sweet-mouthed young man." Aphrodite smiled sweetly, "Okay, I understand your belief in Venus—" She showed a naive girlish look: "I thought this I am more pure and lovely than Persephone."

The god of beauty is moody, and Hermes sees hope, so naturally he will not offend the other party at this time. He said: "You are the embodiment of beauty, so naturally you are beautiful all the time. But what I am familiar with is not such a perfect beauty. .”

A nostalgic smile appeared on his young face: "My beloved Persephone is pale, with thin hands and feet. Her beauty is childish, but a little thin. She wears a white dress and holds flowers. She is very timid. She does You can't have all kinds of styles, and you can't learn to be serious and stern. She is just my beloved Persephone—and you, Goddess of Beauty, are enough to control any kind of style in the world, and add a little bit of your own Shen | Yun. But what I love is not a pure and lovely silhouette, it is only my unique lover Persephone."

Hermes did not lose his vigilance, carried away by the imminent achievement of his goal.But Aphrodite still felt a pang of unreasonable jealousy.Although she first seduced Hermes on a temporary basis, and the other party's reasons were very pleasant, Yu, the god of love and beauty, was still not very happy in her heart.Aphrodite twitched the corner of her mouth slightly, with a pampered expression:

"Is that so? Hermes. Then I must help you unfortunate lovebirds?"

Hermes was overjoyed, but still replied cautiously: "As long as you are willing to call Eros, the little god of love, and ask him to give me a lead arrow... This should not be troublesome to you, otherwise I would never dare I took the liberty to invite you."

"That's true." Aphrodite tilted her head slightly, smiling innocently and charmingly, "But smart and dexterous Hermes, since you protect merchants in the world, you must also understand the principle of exchange." A lead arrow is nothing to Eros and I, but it belongs to my youngest son after all. Hermes, what do you want to exchange?"

Hermes said earnestly: "Whatever you want, I'll get it for you." I didn't understand why Aphrodite changed her attitude again, but secretly hoped that she would not be too difficult.

Aphrodite smiled again, and she said lazily, "Oh? Well, it's not very difficult to say. It just needs a little wisdom and a little luck."

Hermes was even more disturbed: "So what do you want?" He asked cautiously.

"Look at you, Hermes." The god of love and beauty reproached softly, "What kind of scourge do you regard me as?"

She stretched out another snow-white arm to hold Hermes, and found that the young god was not displeased when he suddenly avoided it, and instead giggled coquettishly.Aphrodite raised her chin slightly, and tapped the long silk blanket on the floor of the palace with her round, white toes.

"Look at my palace, Hermes." Aphrodite flew out tiny light spots, leading Hermes' gaze to every corner of this gorgeous palace, "Look, how luxurious it is! Tiancheng. Countless rare treasures and all kinds of enjoyment collected from the world, all of them set off my peerless demeanor. But look, Hermes, what is missing in my palace? ?”

She smiled delicately and lazily: "Is it jewelry? Or those exquisite carvings? Or the sweet fragrance of flowers? Or something else? My ugly husband, Hephaestus, did his best to please me. However, although he is still good at utensils, he is still a bit short of building me the best palace on Olympus. Tell me, the wisest Hermes, there are still in my palace. What's wrong?"

What's wrong?Beauty's palace is decorated with gorgeous pearls and gemstones everywhere, and the ingenuity of the details makes people stop and marvel.The fine nectar, the delicacies from heaven and earth, not to mention the comfort of the inner room, and the sweet but not greasy fragrance of flowers...Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Hermes' mind, and he knew the answer.

The God of Liars calmly said to the God of Love and Beauty, "It's music."

He said firmly: "Your palace has reached the pinnacle in the enjoyment of eyes, mouth and nose, but it lacks a piece of wonderful music to match it."

Aphrodite was surprised when she heard the words, and then laughed.

"Well, Hermes," she said sweetly and reproachfully, "you are the wisest of all. Yes, music is what I want, and I am tired of hearing fairies playing."

"I want you to find me the most beautiful music in the world to decorate my Aphrodite's Temple of Beauty. When you can bring me music that is enough to move me, I will give you the lead arrow .So, my dear Hermes, this is my condition. You can leave anytime."

After Aphrodite finished speaking, she waved her hand casually, and a lead arrow suddenly appeared in her hand, and she smiled indulgently at Hermes.

"But my patience has a limit."

Although Hermes felt clueless about her capricious request—he was so worried that he didn’t know how to make “the most beautiful music” and how to satisfy Aphrodite, he still wanted to thank her on his face. A glimmer of life given by the Goddess of Beauty.

"Thank you for your magnanimous test, Aphrodite. I can't wait for a moment." The liar god shook off his cloak again, and strode out of the palace of the goddess of beauty, "I will take that for you The most beautiful music in the world is found."

Behind him, the bored Aphrodite bit her finger.She didn't know what to think of, and giggled again.

The author has something to say: *I really want to fill this hole quickly, but I don’t have many words xd

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