Thetis and her sisters slowly approached the tearful Achilles. Seeing his heartbroken look, Thetis's eyes suddenly turned red again.
Since Achilles was sensible, Thetis had never seen him so sad, and when she heard the news of Patroclus' death in battle, his reaction was so strong that Thetis was filled with worry.
"My child, why are you crying?" Thetis was invisible. Only Achilles could see her, and mortals could not see her.
As she approached, Achilles had noticed his mother's arrival, but Achilles, who was in grief, did not get up to greet her.
Thetis' eyes suddenly darkened and she said: "My child, what pain are you in? Tell me quickly and don't hide it at all! Doesn't all this satisfy you? Didn't the Greeks rush into your battle? Ship, may I ask for your help?"
Thetis has been paying attention to Achilles and knows very well about the Greeks' request for Achilles' help. She has been telling Achilles and telling him not to join the battlefield in Troy. In this case, Maybe there will be no worries about life.
When she saw Achilles rejecting the invitation from the Greeks, she was still very happy, which made her wonder if Achilles' fate had been changed.
If Achilles had stayed out of the Trojan War, Thetis thought her child's life would have been saved.
Achilles raised his head and looked at the figure of his mother Thetis, sighing: "Mother, what use is all this to me? My close comrade Patroclus was killed by the enemy."
Achilles' words made Thetis's heart sink. Patroclus was Achilles's best friend since childhood, even more than a friend. But Achilles's reaction immediately made Thetis wary. She Know the gods too well.
A noble god once said: "Let a mortal love, because love makes him never look back; let a mortal hate, because hatred makes him disregard his own safety."
"Let jealousy burn, it can turn brother against lover."
"As for those mortals who are not moved by love and hate and are on the opposite side of us, just kill them."
This is the way the gods drive mortals. As long as mortals still have something to care about, they can fiddle with the thread of mortals' destiny.
"Is this a conspiracy of the gods against Achilles, watching Achilles not go to war, and then using the death of Patroclus to stimulate him to go to war?"
Although there is no direct evidence that the gods arranged for Achilles to go to war, a trace of despair emerged in Thetis's heart when she thought that Achilles had such a big reaction to the death of Patroclus.
Sure enough, Achilles said: "Hector also took off Patroclus' armor. That is my armor, a gift from the gods to Peleus when you got married."
The gods gave this gift from the gods when Thetis and Peleus got married, and Peleus later gave this armor to Achilles.
"Oh, if only Peleus had married a human woman, and you would not be filled with endless sorrow for your son!"
Achilles was not completely unwary, but he was just overwhelmed by his love. At this time, the flame of love turned into endless grief. He suddenly gave up and became aware.
"If I cannot kill Hector with a spear and avenge Patroclus, then my heart will never be at peace, and my conscience will not allow me to live in the world!"
"Even if I can never return to my hometown, I will kill Hector."
Achilles actually still had some understanding of his destiny, but the death of Patroclus made him ignore it. Even if fate prevented him from escaping, in order to avenge his good friend Patroclus, he also No matter what.
Achilles' words almost broke Thetis's heart. When Achilles was born, she tried every means to help him get rid of his bad luck.
Achilles was soaked in the water of the Styx, and then calcined with heavenly fire, causing the heavenly fire to burn away part of his mortal body. However, he did not expect that everything failed, and Achilles finally walked on the track of destiny.
Thetis suddenly sobbed and tears rolled down her face: "My son, put this thought aside quickly, because the God of Fate has stipulated that after Hector's death, your end will also come."
"You are still young, what is more precious than life?"
The prophecy of the God of Destiny has always troubled Thetis. In order to break this prophecy, she has been running around, hoping to find a way to solve the curse of Achilles' fate.
Hector is the key to the curse. As long as Achilles doesn't touch Hector, he may be able to escape his fate.
But the death of Patroclus seems to have made Achilles unable to avoid Hector. He must seek revenge from Hector, but once the revenge is completed, it also means that Achilles' life will come to an end. .
The goddess meant to avoid Hector as much as possible. Although Achilles understood what his mother meant, he stood up immediately and couldn't help roaring angrily: "If the God of Destiny doesn't let me protect me, I will die." My friend, then I would rather die immediately."
Listening to this roar, Thetis felt a sense of despair and sadness, feeling that all her years of hard work had been in vain.
Achilles was seen wandering around, roaring: "Patroclus was far away from his homeland and was not rescued by me, so he was killed. Now what use is my short life to the Greeks? I have not been able to make Patroclus Troclus and countless friends were spared misfortune.”
"Now I am ready to fight the murderer of my friend. The Trojans must understand that I have rested long enough! Killing Hector is what I must do now. Dear mother, please Don’t stop me from fighting!”
Achilles' words and determination showed that Thetis knew that no matter how much she said, it would be of no avail. She choked with sobs and was speechless for a moment.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside. Thetis' sister, a sea nymph, sighed and said to Achilles: "Achilles, don't be too sad, your friend's The body has been sent back, by Prince Paris.”
Achilles was startled and quickly stood up and went out. He saw a group of people gathered in front of the camp from a distance.
"Mother, let me go and have a look." Achilles was very excited and hurried up. Behind him, several fairies looked at each other and fell silent for a moment.
"Alas, only old people and gods know how precious life is. Young people always don't know how to cherish it and are willing to waste and abandon it."
"Fate is so cruel, maybe I have to be prepared to meet the final fate of my child." Thetis finally became a god. She remained silent for a while and cheered up: "Let's go and see too!"
The goddesses followed behind invisibly, and saw in front of the Greek camp, chariots dragging some corpse beds, full of corpses of heroes and princes.
There were about a dozen chariots parked, each chariot being pulled by two horses.
These corpses were all arranged neatly and neatly. They were all wearing new clothes and smeared with ointment. If you didn't look carefully, you would think that they were just asleep.
The cleanliness of these corpses made the Greeks who originally hated the Trojans less hostile, and some of them were even a little grateful for what Pei Ziyun had done.
After all, enemies generally would not treat the corpses of enemy heroes and princes with such grandeur. At least the Greeks treated the corpses of Trojans without taking care of them and just stacked them together.
The Greeks did not spend the slightest effort to clean up the Trojan hero and prince as they were when they died and as they are now. If not for the short time, maggots would have grown on the corpses.
At this time, the surrounding Greeks looked at these heroes and princes with solemn expressions and sad faces. Too many people died in this war, even noble princes and heroes died one after another, let alone Ordinary Greek soldiers.
Several batches of ordinary Greek soldiers have been recruited in Greece, and due to the loss of soldiers, the Greeks who urgently need to replenish their soldiers have relaxed their requirements for soldiers, so that some people arranged by Gesner can have the opportunity to sneak in. Troops of Greeks.
At this time, the heroes and princes of the Greek coalition rushed over from the barracks. Although Diomedes and Odysseus were injured, they also rushed over lamely with spears.
Finally, there was Agamemnon. Although his wound was still hurting, he still endured the pain and came to the camp to look at these former companions.
Not long ago, these people had been drinking and chatting with them and fighting side by side on the battlefield. At this time, they had all turned into cold corpses, lying quietly on the corpse bed.
Some people couldn't help but cry out in sadness, while others just watched quietly, but their sadness could not be concealed. Some people simply threw themselves forward and cried bitterly.
There was a deep feeling of sadness in front of the entire Greek camp.
Achilles saw the body of Patroclus at a glance. Patroclus's body was anointed with ointment and wearing new clothes. His eyes were closed and he seemed to be asleep.
But everyone knows that Patroclus can never open his eyes again, no matter how powerful he once was.
Achilles couldn't help lying on the corpse and cried bitterly, his voice was heartbreaking: "My dear friend Patroclus, we have grown up together since childhood, and even slept in the same bed. How could you abandon me so cruelly?" Go, how devastated I am now.”
Pei Ziyun couldn't help but feel horrified after hearing this.
The ancient Greeks believed that the desire for the opposite sex and the same sex were the same. They never thought that if a man loved a man, he would no longer love a woman, and vice versa. For the ancient Greeks, there was only one kind of desire, no matter what. Whether it is love for the opposite sex or love for the same sex, it is actually the love for "beauty" and "nobility".
It can be said that people who hold this view may be bisexual. Even Zeus took a fancy to the beautiful boy Ganymede and captured him to pour wine for the gods.
Although Pei Ziyun understood, seeing Achilles in grief and everyone turning a blind eye, looking "very normal", a chill hit his heart and he couldn't help but take a step back.
(End of chapter)