Agamemnon's face was uncertain. When he arrived at the steps, he saw dark clouds rising and raindrops falling, covering the world with darkness and gloom, but there was no wind at all!
How can a boat go out to sea if there is no wind
Could it be that they had to rely on human oars to row to Troy
After an unknown amount of time, Agamemnon took a deep breath and stared at the sky. Finally, without saying a word, he seemed to have made up his mind and turned around.
This is a garden with several small buildings around it, which is the residence of Queen Clytemnestra and her children. Agamemnon walked to the garden, identified the room of his daughter Iphigenia, and walked over quickly.
After opening the door, he was startled for a moment and saw Queen Clytemnestra also looking at him with angry eyes. Agamemnon was a little surprised, but he didn't have time to think too much and said to the queen: "Take you." Call the children out."
"Huh!" Queen Clytemnestra, who was reminded by a close servant and already knew the secret, was full of resentment, with undisguised hatred in her eyes. She did not speak, but said to the children in the room: "Come out, daughter, and take your brother Orestes with you."
Iphigenia took the hand of her younger brother Orestes and came out of the inner room. The girl stood tall and graceful, but she lowered her head a little uneasily.
"Look, Iphigenia is standing here, ready to do your bidding."
"Now, I just want you to answer me and tell me frankly and honestly, do you really want to kill our daughter?" Queen Clytemnestra said coldly.
These words immediately stunned Agamemnon.
How do you answer this yourself
Originally, Agamemnon planned to take his daughter Iphigenia out alone, but he didn't know where the queen got the news, which made him passive.
Do you want to admit that you want to kill her in front of your daughter and son
Agamemnon stood there, silent for a long time, and finally cried out in despair, his voice miserable and desperate: "Ah, Fate! You have revealed my secret, and everything is over."
"Agamemnon, now listen to me, our marriage started with sin." Queen Clytemnestra saw that he did not deny it, her heart sank, a trace of despair emerged, and her voice became sharp.
"You kidnapped me with violence and killed my ex-husband. I was originally married to Tantalus, the son of Thyestes."
"At that time, you not only killed my husband, but also snatched my child from my arms and brutally killed him in front of me."
"I cried out, and my brothers Castor and Polydeuces led the troops to pursue you. When you were desperate, you asked for protection from my old father Tyndareus. He saw that you were pitiful, so he saved you. And made you my husband.”
"Even if you treated me so cruelly and killed my ex-husband and my children, my father asked me to marry you. I will always abide by my wedding vows and be a loyal wife to make you happy at home and outside. So proud that I gave you three daughters and a son.”
"You and I have been married for more than ten years, have I ever been sorry to you?" At this point, Queen Clytemnestra's face was filled with tears and she screamed: "What will you give me in return now?"
"Are you going to take away my daughter Iphigenia? Why? For your power? For your brother Menelaus to regain his unfaithful wife? You are going to kill your own daughter ?”
"You are fighting for Menelaus. Are you asking me to sacrifice my own daughter so that he can protect his daughter Hermione?"
"Have you entered the realm of Hades? How can you be so cruel?" Queen Clytemnestra said, already sobbing.
Iphigenia heard that her mother wanted to hide herself, but she didn't understand what she meant. After hearing these words from her mother Clytemnestra, she realized that her father Agamemnon wanted to kill her, which made her really unhappy. Dare to believe your ears.
Her father had loved her so much since she was a child, how could he do such a cruel thing
She fell on her knees before her father, Agamemnon, with tears streaming down her face and her voice hoarse and helpless.
"Father, if I had Orpheus's magical harp, if I had a voice that could move stubborn rocks, then I could touch your heart with music and speak eloquent words to arouse your sympathy!"
"But I don't have this ability. Tears are my only weapon."
"People who ask for mercy from others hold an olive branch in their hands. I had to use both hands instead of the olive branch. Father, don't let me die at such a young age! Do you really want to kill me?"
"Oh, don't do this."
"I implore you in front of my mother, please let your poor daughter Iphigenia go. My mother only gave birth to me in ten months of pregnancy, and now she feels even greater pain at the thought of my death."
"What does the matter of Helen and Paris have to do with me? Paris came to Greece and committed a crime. You should go find him. Why should I die?"
"Oh, Father, look into my eyes and have mercy on me!"
Iphigenia faced death and her father with unprecedented courage.
Agamemnon stood quietly. If he felt guilty just now, listening to the scolding of Queen Clytemnestra and the pleading of his daughter Iphigenia, he broke the jar and his heart suddenly broke. As cold as a stone.
"As long as the law allows me to sympathize with my daughter Iphigenia, I will sympathize with her, because I love my children deeply, otherwise I would be worse than an animal."
"But I'm doing terrible things now with a heavy heart because I have to."
"You see, what a huge fleet this is, commanded by me, and how many princes and kings are wearing armor, standing around me."
"My son, if I do not sacrifice you as the oracle predicts, Troy will not be captured."
"The heroes all hoped that Greek women would never be kidnapped by the Trojans again in the future, and they all made this determination."
"If I don't follow the oracle, they will kill you and me. My power ends here and I am powerless."
"I am not compromising to my brother Menelaus to sacrifice you, but to comply with the requirements of all Greeks. I hope you must remember this."
With that, King Agamemnon left the garden, his steps firm and determined.
At this time, without Achilles, no one could save poor Iphigenia. In a blink of an eye, two guards dragged Iphigenia away.
The queen fell to the ground in grief. She screamed and shouted at the top of her lungs, but no one came to help them.
The queen could not follow her daughter away. She could not watch her daughter die. This would completely break her heart. She raised her hands and vowed: "Agamemnon, you cannot deceive me. I am Spartan." Princess, Queen of Mykenny.”
"If you say that the war has already begun and the princes and kings have paid a heavy price, then your words are still true. But now, the heroes, princes, and kings can gather together without paying a price of blood."
"And you are the king of Mykenny, the most powerful kingdom in Greece. If you are really unwilling and willing to compensate, who dares to kill you and who can kill you?"
"What hero is willing to pay such a price?"
"You just sacrificed our daughter for your ambition. I swear, you will pay the price!"
olympus
The sharp and heartbreaking voice rushed up into the clouds. The gods looked at this scene calmly. They had witnessed too many tragedies of love and death between relatives, so they could not let their hearts have any fluctuations. .
Except for one god, Artemis.
Apollo said to Artemis: "Behold, after this incident, Queen Clytemnestra's love for Agamemnon is gone, and she is in despair."
"On the contrary, there was only hatred in her heart, and the hatred that killed her husband and children before was also awakened."
"I can see that Agamemnon has the thread of death entangled in him."
"But I am not interested in Agamemnon's fate. I only pity the princess who will be sacrificed to me." Artemis said.
In the clouds, the Oris picture continues to be displayed.
The gods saw the assembly of princes and kings gathered in the sacred grove of the goddess Artemis, whose temple and sacred grove were located outside the city of Auris.
The altar was set up, and the priest and prophet Calchas stood before it.
Iphigenia was bound up and brought up by the guards, and the priest pushed her into the altar.
The priest took water from the jar, sprinkled it on the altar and Iphigenia, and said a prayer. Calcasa took a knife, said a prayer, and chopped it down.
At the moment when the sword was swung, a miracle occurred, and Iphigenia disappeared in front of everyone.
It turned out that Artemis took pity on her and took her away directly. In her place, a beautiful sika deer withstood Kalka's knife and lay on the ground, struggling in a pool of blood on the altar.
"Princes, look, look at the sacrifices here. This is sent by the goddess Artemis. She would rather sacrifice this sika deer than the girl. How merciful she is."
"The altar does not need to be sprinkled with the blood of the girl. The goddess Artemis has forgiven us. She will make our ship sail smoothly and ensure our conquest of Troy."
"Take courage, we are leaving Port Auris today!" Kalkas shouted loudly, his voice high and joyful.
Everyone cheered loudly. The forgiveness of the goddess Artemis was good news for them, which meant that the warship could go to sea.
Everyone left the sacred grove and went back to gear up and make final preparations for the upcoming Battle of Troy.
"That's good. Iphigenia is fine, and Clytemnestra will also be relieved!" Agamemnon secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said to the coachman: "Quick, let's go back and tell Clytemnestra Lytemnestra’s good news reassures her.”
The car went back quickly. Agamemnon looked around and didn't see his wife Clytemnestra and his children, so he asked: "Where are the people?"
"Great King, when you were going to the Sacred Grove, Queen Clytemnestra ordered you to turn back to Mykonen, and you are now on the way."
Agamemnon suddenly felt his heart empty, and a trace of panic struck him.
"Clytemnestra, do you hate me?"
"No, I will make it up to you. As long as I can destroy Troy and win the war, I will be the king of all Greece. You and your children will gain more. Then you will understand everything I have done."
"I'm all for you and your children."
(End of chapter)