Even Heracles, who is said to be the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and who drank the milk of Hera with the help of Athena, also received education from many heroes and sages.
King Amphitryon of Thebes personally taught chariot driving, King Eurytus of Ocaria taught bow and arrow, Harpericus taught gladiatorial combat and boxing, and Cemorchus taught harp singing.
Castor, one of the twins of Zeus, taught him how to be fully armed and fight in the wild, and Linos, the son of Apollo, taught him how to read and write.
These are what made Heracles.
All sons of Zeus must receive education, but how did Prince Paris get his talent
"I don't know. He once studied knowledge and etiquette with the city's scholars for a period of time, but the time was very short. By the way, his wife Oenone is the daughter of the river god Kelunbu, so she may be able to teach him some knowledge."
"But such a short time is not enough for him to master so much knowledge and etiquette, right?" Odysseus asked: "As for Oenone, although she is the daughter of the river god Klumbu, but..."
The following words are not mentioned. After all, mortals cannot comment on a god casually, even a weak god, but everyone knows the meaning - this is not something that the river god Klumbu can teach, let alone Oenone.
"Maybe it's a gift from God!" Antenor sighed with emotion.
"Is it another gift from God?" In this world, gods are real and always intervene in the fate of mortals. The three of them did not dare to look down upon it and fell into deep thought.
It seems like God values Prince Paris too much, right
It's just that Odysseus is the specific executor of the gods' intentions. He proposed from the beginning at the wedding of Menelaus and Helen that all the Greek princes swear to protect this marriage - thus laying the foundation for the great cause of the joint expedition to Troy, otherwise, Sparta would be humiliated, and Athens might laugh out loud.
Why do our city-states need to expedition to Troy for Sparta
Although Troy has a lot of wealth, he is not someone to be trifled with!
Because of this oath to God, the princes of all Greece had to unite.
Odysseus is the specific executor and is always protected by Athena. Naturally, he knows that this is the will of the gods. But now Prince Paris sees that some gods have different opinions and are still standing with Troy. In this regard, great assistance was given.
There is no doubt that this brought great difficulties to the Greek expedition to Troy and put many heroes and princes into dangerous situations.
"Could this be the true intention of the gods? Let each other's heroes kill each other?" Odysseus shuddered and quickly removed some thoughts from his mind.
The gods are very sensitive and cannot tolerate any slight offense, even if they are favored by Athena.
Just when Elder Antenor was talking about the past of Prince Paris and the three messengers were lost in thought, there was a commotion at the door of the restaurant.
After a moment, a servant came in and bowed and said to Elder Antenor: "Master, Gnes, the steward of Prince Paris, has come, bringing gold with him, saying it is a gift for the three envoys."
Menelaus was furious when he heard this, kicked over the banquet table, and was about to draw his sword.
In Menelaus's view, Paris was a naked humiliation, taking gold from him to bribe him
Palamedes happened to be sitting next to Menelaus. Although he accepted Menelaus's gold, when he saw Menelaus's actions, he quickly put down his wine glass and stopped Menelaus. impulse.
"King of Sparta, please suspend your anger and listen to what the men sent by Paris have to say. It is not too late to become angry again."
"Humph." Menelaus snorted coldly, showing that he was extremely dissatisfied with Paris, but after Palamedes' persuasion, he still listened patiently to what the people sent by Paris had to say.
Gesni ordered people to carry gold to Antenor's mansion, and felt a pain in his heart.
Prince Paris had just given two-thirds of the looted property to the Trojans, and now he took out so much gold and bronze from the remaining one-third of the property that Prince Paris didn't have much left, but The prince ordered that he must be sent out. Although he was heartbroken, he still obeyed.
After the servant informed him that he was allowed, Gesne ordered the slaves to carry the gold and gifts into Elder Antenor's banquet hall. As soon as he stepped into the banquet hall, he heard Menelaus say angrily: "Paris! He wanted to bribe me with some gold, but how much gold did he rob me?”
Menelaus felt heartbroken and angry when he thought about the property that Pei Ziyun had snatched from his palace. It took him many years to save it, but in the end, it was all snatched away by Paris.
Gesne saw a man talking angrily and knew that it was King Menelaus of Sparta. It was the property in his palace that Prince Paris had robbed. It was normal to be angry.
Gesne was not in a hurry to answer Menelaus's words, and ordered the slaves to carry the gold and gifts into the banquet hall. He was thinking about Prince Paris - the king, princes, elders, all gave gifts, and even Ante Elder Noel gave a lot of gifts, but the benefits are still obvious. Otherwise, no matter how determined King Priam is, he may not be able to suppress the opposition.
Just as he was thinking about it, the slave placed the gold and gifts he brought in firmly on the ground and retreated.
Gesne stepped forward and bowed slightly to Antenor and the three envoys, and said: "The great King Menelaus, King Odysseus, Prince Palamedes, and Prince Paris did not look down upon them. What do you mean?"
"Originally Prince Paris went to Greece to pick up his aunt, but who would have thought that something like this would happen?"
"Prince Paris ordered me to tell you that robbing Helen was not his original intention."
After Gesne said what he said, Odysseus and Palamedes frowned, obviously not recognizing what Gesne said.
"Did the gods make Paris rob my wife Helen?" Menelaus sneered and said, if this was not Troy, he would have drawn his sword to kill people.
When Menelaus came to Troy and saw Paris for the first time, the anger in his heart was already ignited. Old and new hatreds surged into his heart, and he wanted to kill the prince immediately.
Now even Paris's steward, servant, and Menelaus have murderous intentions. .
Gesne actually knew the reason for Menelaus' rage. Whoever's wife was robbed would be furious. After hearing what Menelaus said, he replied: "I don't know, but Prince Paris does It was full of guilt that Prince Paris prayed for peace before proposing a duel to resolve the conflict between the Greeks and Trojans and avoid large-scale bloodshed. These gold and gifts are just to express his intentions to everyone."
Menelaus said gloomily: "You move the gold and gifts back. We don't need Paris's hypocrisy. If he is really guilty, let him take my wife Helen and everything he robbed." Hand over all the gold.”
"King Menelaus, Prince Paris did not intend to rob Helen, but it is impossible to hand her over easily. The prince said that if you want to get Helen back, you can wait until the results of all the duels are known."
"Huh, no sincerity." Menelaus snorted coldly, feeling unhappy.
"I have conveyed Prince Paris's wishes. Please allow me to retire." With that, Gesne left the Antenor Mansion.
The three of them looked at each other in confusion as they looked at the gold. Palamedes persuaded him in time: "Although it is impossible for us to forgive Prince Paris like this, since he has sent gold and gifts, why don't we accept them? Treat it as interest."
After hearing this, the three of them agreed.
In fact, it was impossible for Palamedes and Odysseus not to be moved by the gold and bronze sent by Pei Ziyun, and Menelaus also thought it would be good to charge some interest, so he finally accepted gold and gifts.
The three of them finished dividing the gold and bronze, thanked Elder Antenor for the hospitality, and returned to the room arranged by Elder Antenor to rest.
Palamedes accepted the gold from Prince Paris with the least psychological burden and was very happy.
Menelaus felt very uncomfortable and even more angry.
Odysseus took the chest back and opened it. Inside was a robe, a carpet, a piece of bronze, a piece of gold, and a gold goblet.
Odysseus thought to himself: "With such a generous gift, how much did Paris rob in Sparta? Menelaus suffered a great loss."
Odysseus was about to close the lid of the box when he suddenly saw a piece of folded parchment under the gold.
"Hey, this is a letter to me?" Odysseus thought, picked up the parchment, and glanced at it: "This is not a letter to me, but to Palamedes. Could it be Did the servant put it in the wrong place?”
Looking at the contents on the parchment carefully, Odysseus's face gradually darkened: "Prince Paris admires Palamedes so much?"
It turns out that in the letter, Paris praised Palamedes for his contribution to Greece and for his invention of lighthouses, scales, measuring instruments, and calendars.
"I don't know how many people have benefited from your inventions, and have benefited future generations. Maybe the deeds of kings and heroes will be covered up, but your achievements will last forever. You are the first wise man in Greece."
These words had already made Odysseus' face darken, but he saw the last sentence in the letter, hoping that Palamedes could go around for the sake of peace between the Greeks and the Trojans.
Odysseus had a grudge because Palamedes had exposed the incident on the spot when he invited the alliance and turned mad, and he had been looking for an opportunity to take revenge.
Now Odysseus looked at these words, especially the title of the first wise man in Greece. His face turned from red to purple, and then from purple to black. There was only one thought swirling in his mind. He held back his breath and carefully closed the lid of the box. He tied the box tightly with knots and bathed in warm water, but the seeds of hatred in his heart had already taken root and sprouted in his heart and grew vigorously.
"Palamedes, an era does not need two wise men."
"And you have offended me and many princes!"
(End of chapter)