Bacchus in Greek mythology

After Dionysus took Ampoulos away, Achilles also returned to his camp.Patlock came to him anxiously this morning, begging him to let go of his grievances and fight for the Greeks, of course he refused.This usually gentle friend actually became angry.

"If you don't go! Then lend me your armor, I'll go! You can sit here leisurely, I can't! I can't just watch my soldiers die for a doomed war!"

This is an angry word. Patlock knew the mother of Achilles. She was the daughter of Zeus. She had long predicted that the Greeks would win if the gods wanted the city of Troy to be destroyed, and Achilles was the leader of this war. The essential.Patlock just couldn't stand it anymore, Achilles didn't even think about it, he waved his hand and said: "You go, a child who has never been on the battlefield dares to yell at me, wear my armor, at least don't come back crying. "

Patlock is ten years younger than Achilles, and Patlock has been taken care of by him, and he has hardly done anything by himself, so Achilles took it for granted that he dared not go to the battlefield, but he was wrong.Patlock's heart is no weaker than his, even stronger, he can give his life for his soldiers, as it should be, when the war broke out, he rushed first.

Achilles walked back slowly. The Greeks were already in a mess. There was a group of people gathered in the distance, and they were right in front of Achilles' tent. A bad premonition arose in his heart, and he ran back quickly. , everyone looked at him sadly, and Odysseus, the leader, hesitated to speak, and he stammered before facing Achilles' shocked gaze.

"We thought...he was you, it was so similar, everyone embraced him, and he was really brave. He killed dozens of people on the other side, so we thought he was you. Heck To also rushed towards him... and then..."

Odysseus couldn't go on, he was afraid that the hero in front of him would be angry immediately, but he secretly rejoiced in his heart, fortunately the child died, fortunately Hector killed him, in this way, Achilles will definitely come back to the battlefield.

So many people have already died, what difference does it make if another one dies? Not only Odysseus, but almost everyone thinks so, their hearts have been numb by the war.

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In Persephone's garden, a person was looking at the door.

After being reminded by the black poplar, the siren came out rubbing his sleepy eyes, and then asked strangely: "Who are you and what are you doing here?"

Patlock looked at the female messenger in front of him in surprise, and said respectfully, "Hi, I'm Patlock, and the boatman told you to take me to Elysee Paradise."

The siren frowned, and wanted to command her. Could it be that the underworld is really so busy?Although Charon is greedy for money, he is the most disciplined person in the underworld, and he will not let the undead come to her casually.

Siren nodded, "Okay, come with me."

In the Elysee Paradise, only those who have made great achievements or treated all things kindly can enter, where there is no pain and sorrow.Although the boy in front of him looked very small, he did not expect to be such a great man.

Walking in a daze along the way, the siren kept yawning, and the boy stood quietly beside her the whole time, without complaining at all.His armor was beautiful, the most beautiful the Siren had ever seen.At the gate of the paradise, the siren smiled: "I can only send you here, we can only enter two days a year, so I won't accompany you in. Lovely boy, you will live a very happy life in the future."

The young man smiled brightly, not at all like an undead, his two canine teeth looked very naughty, he said naively: "Thank you, messenger, if you see my friend Achilles in the future, please help me ask him Well, tell him by the way that my life is very happy and full. He will become a god in the future, and I am afraid I will never see him again."

The Siren froze for a moment, then asked belatedly, "What's your name?"

Patlock blinked and said his name, "Patlock."

The siren opened its mouth slightly, then looked at the ground.It was only then that she realized who she had seen. The prelude to the end of the ten-year war was slowly opened after the death of this young man.After a while, she raised her head and said with a smile, "Okay, I will convey it to you."

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In the middle of the night, the thick fog in the distance finally dispersed, and the stars in the sky appeared one after another. Ampulos suddenly opened his eyes, fumbled to put on his shoes, and walked outside.

Dionysus was still lying on the other side of the bed, and Ampoulos walked lightly, for fear of waking him up.

According to the memory of the day, Ampoulos found Achilles' camp, and he found Achilles smoothly all the way. There was a fire in front of his camp, and a man lay in front of him, covered with a white coarse cloth, Achilles was sitting here, the bonfire reflected his side face, Ampulos was stunned, he saw the same loneliness and helplessness as himself on his face.

They came to him and sat down beside him, silently looking at the dead child.Achilles' eyeballs rolled and returned to their original places.

After staying together for a long time, Ampoulos said: "He is very happy. He has received an honor that no one else can get in his life. He has proved to everyone that he is also a real hero. He is really happy."

Achilles listened in silence, without any reaction.Maybe he thought Ampoulos was comforting him. Ampoulos stared at the beating bonfire, meditating silently. He had already conveyed Patlock's words, but he couldn't say anything more.

Achilles' thoughts flashed on his face, he would no longer be sad, he had shed enough tears for his friends in the middle of the night, and now he only needs to avenge him, so that Patlock can really rest in peace.

Ampulos understood his thoughts and couldn't help sighing.Human beings never know what the dead really want. They feel that the world is perfect as long as their conscience is at ease, but they don't know how helpless their lover is in the underworld.

"Whatever you want to do, at least leave the man with a decent body so he can rest in peace, as he did with Patlock."

Achilles finally moved. He turned his head and looked at Ampulos for a while before uttering a word, "No."

Although it is a calm face, it is like a calm sea. No one can see how turbulent the undercurrent in the depths is. Achilles' anger has reached the sky. Zeus nodded when he heard his thoughts. He shook his head disapprovingly when he heard what to do with Hector's body.

Blood debt blood is enough, if you do more, you owe yourself another debt.

Another silent companionship, perhaps because of the soul of a woman, made Ampoulos more careful than Achilles' comrades who lived and died together.He sympathizes with what happened to this hero, so he wants to bring the last bit of warmth to his life.

At dawn, Ampulos stood up, ready to go back to the city.Achilles still lowered his head, but his voice was much softer, with a hoarseness that hadn't slept all night, and he told Ampoulos what he wanted to say, "I won't listen to you, Hector doesn't deserve a decent Funeral. But still, thanks."

Ampoulos rolled his eyes and raised the corners of his lips slightly, "You're welcome, you are not alone, you have thousands of comrades in arms, you have gods who protect you, you have parents who regard you as your life, and I, I'm your lifelong friend."

After speaking, Ampoulos smiled slightly, then turned and left, completely ignoring Achilles' astonished eyes.

How did he know he was alone...

People support themselves because they need victory; people worship themselves because they are afraid of power. Although he seems to have everything in the world, he actually has nothing. Those who love him are for power, and those who love him are for fame and wealth. Turlock is sincere to him, and will never betray him. His mother is far away at the bottom of the sea, and he can't see it at all. Now that Patlock is dead, Achilles can feel that his life is coming to an end.

In fact, it's nothing. How many times he dreamed back at midnight, and the huge void in his heart made him extremely uncomfortable. In comparison, it might be better to die a heroic death.

Yes, he is really alone.This loneliness magnified to the extreme after Patlock's death, and then shrunk a lot after Ampoulos came. Maybe my mother was right.Achilles is favored by the gods, so he can have these confidants.

Achilles looked at the bonfire next to him and smiled helplessly.

Ampulos, I want to know you longer, so that I can get to know you too, but unfortunately, there is no time.

When Ampulos returned to the city walls of Hishalk, it was still dark, and the whole country fell into a deathly silence, and even chickens and dogs dared not come out.He walked on the way back alone, lowering his head and thinking about his own affairs.

"What are you thinking about?"

Ampulos looked up, and Dio stood in the middle of the road, still expressionless, but much gentler.Ampulos couldn't help laughing, no wonder he was able to enter their camp so easily, someone was secretly helping him.

"thinking of you."

As he spoke, Ampoulos walked up to him, opened his arms happily, put his arms around Dio's neck, and put his head on his body, fearing that he would fall, Dio still stretched out one hand to hug him.Already in poor health, Ampoulos was about to be exhausted by staying up all night, coupled with the fact that he remembered a lot of past events, he was very tired now.

After staying like this for a while, he leaned into Dio's ear and whispered, "He has nothing, and I have nothing, but it doesn't matter, I still have you... Thank you."

Ampulos' voice became smaller and smaller, and finally became almost breathless.But Dio still heard it clearly, and despite Ampoulos' fiddling, Dio just stood there quietly.After some time, the sky had already turned white, and Ampoulos fell asleep on his shoulder, before Dio picked him up and brought him home.

Looking at his sleeping face, Dio still had Gujing Wubo's eyes.Rubbing his cheek lightly, with the slight chill of the morning, Dio's hand was always warm.

As long as you stay by my side, as long as you love me too, no matter who you are or what your purpose is in the first place, I won't bother, because I love you, my Ampoulos...