Chapter 292: My dear daughter, how do you attract firepower to your father?
"Celebrate! Cheer! The era of mankind is about to begin!"
"Human beings, drink the blood given by God and taste the delicacies favored by God. !”
This grand celebration finally kicked off amidst the joy of the Rainbow Goddess Iris.
The Muses played their harps again and chanted hymns while lighting incense.
The flesh of the sacred cow was cut into small pieces and redistributed, while the gods received the immortal bones.
Located in the arena, the demigod kings and heroes from all over Greece each received a portion of the meat from the back of the sacred cow.
After seeing all the meat being distributed, the Rainbow Goddess Iris continued to speak and took on the role of host.
"Heroes and kings from every corner of the world, please ascend to this arena built for you."
"Then look around you, you too They are all the best among human beings, and they are the kings of the country and the people.”
"Today, the gods will favor the better among you, the victor!"
"For yourselves, your country, your people, and for the gods you believe in , show your bravery and wisdom, strength and skills!”
Hearing Iris’s words, some of them subconsciously began to look at each other with hostile eyes.
Does this mean that they should fight each other to compete for the blessings of the gods?
“No, no, no, please don’t misunderstand.”
"How could cannibalism be the theme in such a beautiful and harmonious event?"
"Victory does not have to be distinguished by fighting. The gods will use peaceful and civilized methods to win." Methods, sports, and competitions!”
Some demigods who still live relatively wild lives are a little puzzled by Aerys’s words.
On the contrary, Minos and Cecrops were not surprised at all.
The two of them are related. They have known about this kind of thing for a long time, but they just don't know how to compare.
Aerys looked at these demigods looking at each other with a bright smile.
"In the name of the King of the Gods, for the sake of peace, use your efforts to sacrifice to the gods. This is the first Olympic Games."
Effort, sweat, competition and struggle, There is no cruelty of war, but there is exciting competition and confrontation.
For the gods, this is the best way to take into account the preferences of most gods.
Both the tyrannical Ares and the benevolent Amphitrite can be interested in such activities.
Eros, who just heard this name, couldn't help but feel a little sad.
The original intention is good, using sports competition to replace the death and fighting of war.
However, the source of war has never been bravery, but interests and desires. These things will not end with sports competitions.
Whether it is now or in the more distant future, the Olympics cannot eliminate or reduce war.
But now that Zeus has decided on this matter, there is a clear benefit, which is to unify the calendar.
The concept of calculating time among the Greek city-states was so vague that they often inferred from each other through a certain famous monarch.
Zeus gave the Greeks a unified time stamp by convening the Olympic Games at regular intervals to worship the gods.
This can also be regarded as a measure to strengthen the connection between humans and gods. After all, in the past, each city-state believed in its own gods.
In this way, Zeus tied the entire Olympus gods together, no matter which one they believed in.
This is a good thing, as it gradually brings the whole of Greece together from its fragmented geopolitics. Then these city-states continued to intermarry, increasing the complexity of their relationships
Thinking of this, Eros had to admire him, he was indeed Zeus!
Single-handedly, he pulled the whole of Greece together.
Hermes in Asia Minor, Poseidon in the Ionian faith, Apollo in Delphi, etc.
Passed Zeus by force As a bond of kinship, they are all tied together.
Every time he thought of this, Eros couldn't help but feel admiration.
This is the value of God the Great Father. The phrase "Father of the Universe" in Zeus's hymn is really not nonsense.
Without Zeus, there would be no Greece today.
After the customary hymn of praise, Iris, as the host, stretched out his hand again and said to the demigods.
“Fighters, please speak your names loudly in front of God.”
"Whether you are the winner or the loser, your names will be engraved in bronze and become immortal."
It is normal for the winner to have his own statue, but so will the loser. .
This was something Eros didn't expect at all. The Greeks were really bad. They actually had a special place.
The winner of the Olympic Games will have his statue placed in a special palace, while outside the palace are the statues of the losers.
But it is obvious that these demigods do not realize the seriousness of the problem at this moment, and only hear the benefits.
Perhaps this is their only chance in this life to have their names remembered by the gods and immortalized in the years.
And in the center of this arena, in front of countless humans and gods, it is a great honor to report your name and origin.
One by one, they spontaneously reported their names in an attempt to attract the attention of the gods.
But whether it will attract the attention of the gods is still unknown.
Even though the gods have descended on the arena, they have not yet appeared.
Finally, when it was Minos' turn, the young girl took a deep breath and looked calmly in the direction of the gods.
“I am the ruler of Crete, the son of Zeus, the king wearing horns.”
“Great Father God, please open your eyes with lightning, See me with your own eyes, I will never dishonor your honor.”
The petite and young Minos was originally the youngest and most eye-catching among the demigods. of one.
Wearing a golden holy robe, he was extremely eye-catching. Now when he opened his mouth, the gods turned their attention.
The divinity from Zeus in Minos cannot be faked.
The gods are more concerned about the outflow of divinity than blood.
In their eyes, Minos was truly the son of Zeus and could not be faked.
And when they cast their gaze at this moment, they were surprised by this.
This is Zeus’s first child, not a god, right? Also the first child born to a human.
I didn't expect it to have grown to such a big size, which is really curious.
What makes people even more curious is that Zeus's child outside jumped directly to here.
You know, Hera is still here.
The statue of the loser really existed in ancient Greece, and it was really placed on the roadside outside the door where the statue of the winner was stored. I am not talking nonsense.
(End of this chapter)