Delos
The busy port is full of ships, and it feels like thousands of sails are racing.
The bustling market is crowded with people, and the sounds of hawking and shouting can be heard one after another.
Although the island of Delos is only 3.43 square kilometers and can be seen from here to the end, it is extremely busy because at this time, it is the neutral trading office of the entire Greece.
Most of the people on the island are merchants and vendors from all over the world. Their daily lives are comfortable and comfortable. News spreads very quickly here.
At this time someone shouted: "Prince Paris is here."
"Prince Paris?"
"Haven't you heard? The hero who once killed the sea monster, killed the two-headed lizard, and killed the bear-man."
"What is he doing here?"
"I heard it's a sacrifice to the gods."
At the port, the streets were empty, and many people crowded to the port to see Prince Paris.
"Which one is Prince Paris?"
"It's the one in the white tunic with the sword hanging from his waist!"
The onlookers were talking, and they were full of curiosity about Prince Paris. Some even thought that the prince who had killed many monsters was the same as the Cyclops.
Pei Ziyun stood on the battleship, looking at the crowd quietly, with a smile on his lips. His reputation was spreading wider and wider.
The reason why he came to Delos is because this island is the most important trading port in the Aegean Sea. It houses many temples and is said to be the birthplace of Artemis and Apollo.
Pei Ziyun got off the battleship and, escorted by soldiers and slaves, passed the market. There were so many products in the market that it was dizzying to see.
After passing the market, there is a long colonnade, consisting of a total of 100 columns. Along the colonnade is the holy way to the temple.
Both sides of the holy road are covered with towering ancient trees, and birds are chirping happily on the trees, seeming to welcome the guests from afar.
At the end of the holy road, there is a monument dedicated to Apollo. The monument is 5 meters high and has various reliefs engraved on it. Next to it is the temple.
As soon as Pei Ziyun arrived to set up the monument, he saw the temple priest waiting at the door: "Dear Prince Paris, you are very welcome. Please come with me."
Pei Ziyun followed the priest into the temple gate, passed through the corridor, and arrived at the temple altar.
There was nothing unusual about the sacrificial process. Pei Ziyun offered sacrifices to Apollo, Artemis, Poseidon and Hermes respectively.
Pei Ziyun placed a bull and 100 grams of gold in front of the altar of Apollo, a bull and 100 grams of gold in front of the statue of Artemis, and placed a bull and 100 grams of gold in front of the statues of Poseidon and Hermes respectively. A bull was put on.
Because Apollo and Artemis had always been friendly to Pei Ziyun and always protected them, Pei Ziyun gave the siblings 100 grams more gold as a sacrifice than Poseidon and Hermes respectively.
Pei Ziyun stood in front of the altar and prayed loudly: "God, please bless me to complete my mission smoothly!"
After worshiping these gods, Pei Ziyun quickly returned to the battleship without stopping and gave the order to set sail for Cyprus.
Cyprus
This is a small island located in the eastern Mediterranean with an area of 9,251 square kilometers. It is said to be the hometown of Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
The busyness of the Cyprus port pales in comparison to that of Delos, but the market here is much wider than that of Delos.
Since the last golden apple was given to Aphrodite, Pei Ziyun has actually been automatically tied to Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
He made a special trip to the island of Cyprus this time to worship Aphrodite and gain her favor.
As Pei Ziyun killed monsters such as sea monsters, two-headed lizards, and bear-men, his reputation became more and more popular. Troubadours from all over the world also helped spread the reputation, and his reputation increased rapidly.
In Cyprus, people welcomed the arrival of Prince Paris.
Pei Ziyun smiled and waved to the people. During this period, the enthusiasm of people from all over the world for him made him realize that his reputation has grown.
Pei Ziyun came to a temple. This temple was dedicated to Aphrodite.
The priest saw Pei Ziyun coming and smiled: "Dear Prince Paris, the gods already knew that you would come and ordered me to lead you in."
Pei Ziyun nodded slightly. Aphrodite knew that he was coming and asked the priest to greet him. It seemed that she was still very friendly to him.
Passing through the main hall and cloister of the temple, Pei Ziyun saw an altar. In the center of the altar stood the Aphrodite he had seen before, but the statue was much taller than the real person.
Pei Ziyun did not dare to neglect, took the bull from the servant, held 100 grams of gold, and also made a huge garland by himself and placed it on the altar.
After a series of complicated sacrificial rituals, Aphrodite took the best piece of meat from the bull, and the other meat was presented to the temple by Pei Ziyun.
And the gold and garlands disappeared.
"Prince Paris, the gods are very satisfied with your sacrifice." The priest said with a smile on his face.
Pei Ziyun nodded slightly, walked to the statue of Aphrodite, and prayed loudly: "God, please bless my mission to be completed smoothly."
The same prayers as in the Temple of Delos, but this time to Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
Pei Ziyun continued to rush to the next destination - Crete. In Crete, Pei Ziyun was also welcomed.
Crete is the largest island in the Mediterranean. The island has beautiful wind and sunshine, evergreen plants, and is rich in grapes, olives, and citrus. The island is full of flowers and surrounded by vast expanse of blue waves. It is known as the "Garden on the Sea."
Pei Ziyun offered sacrifices to all the gods, and those that had been sacrificed repeatedly were regular sacrifices. There was a temple of Hera on the island. Although Pei Ziyun knew that he had offended Hera by not giving the golden apple to Hera last time, he still offered sacrifices to Hera. sacrifice.
When they arrived at the Temple of Hera, Pei Ziyun sacrificed a bull and 100 grams of gold to Hera. Hera did not use the bull and kept the gold.
In front of the statue of Hera, Pei Ziyun prayed loudly: "God, please bless me to complete my mission smoothly."
olympus
The gods gathered in the hall of the Holy Mountain. Hebe kept walking from table to table, pouring wine for the gods, and the gods raised the golden cup and drank it all.
There was a cloud in front of him, reflecting everything that happened to Pei Ziyun during this period. The gods looked at Paris's actions with different expressions.
Athena said to Hera: "This Paris is hard-working, but if he continues to gain fame like this, it will be time to be cut off by his cold and kind father."
After hearing this, Hera knew that Athena had a trace of pity and sneered: "He disrespected me and didn't give me the golden apple, so what do you care? Your father worked hard to cut everything off for the gods."
She then stared at Yun Qi and watched Pei Ziyun sacrifice to herself: "However, since he is so pious, I can give him a result of dying in battle instead of dying in a plot."
Hera has always been careless and will retaliate. The last time Paris did not give her the golden apple, he planted the seeds of hatred in her heart. At this time, the seeds have taken root and sprouted. When the time is right, they will break out of the ground and swallow up Parris. Everything about Rhys.
"Your wish." Athena said, thinking, and then asked: "Depending on the situation, Paris will arrive in Sparta at the next stop, but his troops cannot capture Helen."
"We have already discussed this. Paris will see an empty Spartan palace."
"In addition to King Menelaus of Sparta, there are others who cherish Helen!" It refers to the two sons of Zeus, namely Helen's two brothers Castor and Polydeuces.
"Isn't it normal for us to give heroes a fate like a meteor? Even theseus, whom you and Poseidon loved, waited for him to grow old, but you didn't allow Lycomedes to push him off the cliff. Na?"
Theseus killed the wild boar Phea, subdued the Marathon buffalo, defeated the Minotaur, kidnapped Hippolyta, snatched Helen, and even tried to rob Persephone, the queen of the underworld, but ended up getting old and ruled Lycomedes, the king of Scyllus, pushed off the cliff and watched Theseus fall upside down into the sea.
"They have already enjoyed fame and legend. I will ask Poseidon to give them an ending." Hera said coldly.
Athena nodded slightly. She naturally knew that Hera had replaced Zeus and cut off many people, especially Zeus's son. It was not easy for other gods to do it, but it was Hera who did it, so she was known as jealous.
Hercules performed ten great deeds and killed his wife.
Castor and Polydeuces were also legendary heroes of the previous generation. In the legend, after they heard the news that their sister had been kidnapped, they immediately set sail and pursued them. They approached the island of Lesbos on the coast of Troy. Unexpectedly, they encountered Storm, ship missing (Hera begged Poseidon to take action).
Athena still didn't know the outcome of Castor and Polydeuces at this time, but when she heard this, she also understood that both of them were exhausted, and she felt slightly chilled.
Hera can be said to be the killer of Zeus's sons.
In fact, in terms of divine power, Athena is much superior to Hera, but Hera shares part of Zeus's power, which is no small matter.
This is the authority to control the Holy Mountain!
Even the son of Zeus had the same result, and Paris didn't give him a golden apple, so why offend Hera for him
Hera acted for Zeus, and she herself acted recklessly, and she will be punished!
Any trace of pity disappeared immediately.
Apollo was vaguely worried and murmured: "Prince Paris, you have reached the edge of danger."
Apollo knew that if Paris continued to grow up like this and gain fame like this, his father would definitely cut him off without mercy.
Artemis heard her brother talking to himself, but he only drank wine and used divine food. Although Prince Paris sacrificed many times, he only gave her a good impression. This impression was not enough to make her According to the extent of Prince Paris's words-Paris and her interests are not too deeply involved.
Aphrodite drank wine alone and watched Pei Ziyun's performance. She lowered her eyes and thought about the conflict between herself and Hera. Hera must deal with Paris. She is the wife of Zeus and shares some of the power, but she I couldn't stop him, I just thought: "With such bravery, I can only bestow stronger love to make up for this hero's tragic future."
(End of chapter)