Chapter 376: Family Harmony in Greek Tradition
The gentle sun shines on the earth, creating a scene of all things competing and full of vitality.
The farmers in the manor paused, and the bard leaning under the tree beside the road played the harp.
“During the Jerusalem artichoke season, during the sleepy summer, the cicada sits on the tree, constantly vibrating its wings and screaming.”
“At this time, the goats are at their fattest, Wine is the sweetest; women are the most wanton and men are the weakest.”
While singing a fragment of a long poem, a peasant woman on the side interrupted the bard's singing.
"Stop singing these boring contents. You are from the city, so you should talk about some interesting things in the city."
It is human nature to gossip, these poems and arts, these The farmers working on the estate don't understand either.
The bard paused and immediately stopped singing.
After all, whether the speech is good or not, whether it can make these people happy, is related to whether he can get some fruit and water later.
Clearing his throat, he sang again.
“King of Argos, lord of this fertile land, ruler with the blood of gods, Acrisios.”
“Go and see him. In his palace, he built a doorless tower with brass and earth."
"He locked his daughter in this lonely tower just because he received the oracle. "Instructions."
While the bard was singing poetry, a traveler on horseback walked slowly from the roadside.
When passing by the bard, he seemed to hear something singing, so he reined in his horse and stopped on the roadside of the bard.
“Are you talking about what happened in the city of Argos?”
The traveler on horseback was none other than Eros, who came out for a walk on a secret mission.
When the moon was dark and the wind was high, he first played with Selene for a while, and then went to Oceanus and Crete for a tour.
After accompanying Amphitrite, I went to Crete to see Europa and Minos. I left after confirming that Europa would also ascend to heaven in a few days.
Then before coming, I stopped by Athens to pay attention to the progress of the construction of the sanctuary.
After wandering around like this for a long time, Eros turned his head and returned to the business in front of him.
The message given by Aphrodite is correct. The target is Danae, the mother of Greek heroes and known as the cradle of the demigod epic.
It's just that there may be some big problems with time. The four seasons on the earth are controlled by the goddesses of time, and they don't match the time on Mount Olympus.
In addition, Eros wandered around so many places, when he came to Argos City leisurely, he didn't even know what time it was.
The young man on the horse was as handsome and dazzling as the sunshine in the sky. The smile on his face was breathtaking, but he was surprisingly devoid of any desire or impulse.
Some of it was just praise and admiration for beauty, and after being stunned, I found that I could not remember the appearance of the young man in front of me at all.
Seeing his surprise, Eros took out a bag from his arms and threw it to him.
"Tell me, I am very interested in the princess who is locked up in the tower."
The mouth of the bag opened, revealing the silver coins inside, which were all printed with Owl with olive branch, and drachma with the head of Athena.
Athens has already started making money, and relying on its excellent foundation and pre-emptive advantage, it has occupied the main monetary power on this continent.
In other words, this is hard currency, unlike some coins that can only be circulated in one's own city-state.
When the bard saw the shining light of the silver coin, he immediately smiled and told Eros what he had heard.
According to the king of Argos, the oracle predicted that the child born to his daughter would destroy the entire city of Argos. Caught in the conflict between country and family, he chose to build a high tower to prevent anyone from touching his daughter.
Of course, there is another rumor in Argos City.
Said that the child would not destroy the city of Argos, but would only seize the throne from Acrisios.
Out of fear, Acrisios built a tower to imprison his daughter to prevent the birth of the son of the prophecy.
In general, all the bards know are just rumors, which are of little use to Eros.
What Eros mainly wanted to know from what he said was how long Danae had been imprisoned in the tower.
But fortunately, Eros didn't come too late, it had only been three years, and Danae was still fine.
If it were later, Acrisios might not be able to help but eradicate it completely.
To say that you can't give up family ties are just lies.
Eros knew it already when he heard the rumors from the bard.
Deliberately tampered with the prophecy, turning the prophecy that originally threatened his throne into one that would destroy the entire Argos.
Acrisios did not want to bear the reputation of killing women, so he deliberately created this kind of public opinion.
When public opinion was high enough, he was "forced" to kill his daughter in accordance with people's wishes for the sake of all citizens.
Under his deliberate control, the correct prophecy can still be delivered.
This shows that the priest still obeyed the oracle and spread the true content, and did not let Acrisios' plan come true.
After inquiring about what he wanted, Eros rode his horse slowly and continued towards the city of Argos.
It's just that Eros is still a little emotional. He and Acrisios must have met a few times.
He had seen it when he was the consul of Inachus.
For Eros, it was only a short time, but for him, several years had passed.
The consul who was considered conscientious and enlightened back then has now become an evil dragon entrenched on the throne.
I wonder if Inachus had anticipated the current situation when he selected his successor.
But it was just a sigh of relief, after all, this kind of thing is too common.
It would be rare for a mortal to be able to maintain his youthful state as he grows older.
Not everyone is like Eros, who has the purest and simplest desires and goals, and maintains the impulse and passion of his youth.
Of course, the main reason is that it is not necessary. Dragon slayers who turn into evil dragons are often not necessarily motivated by greed, but may also be caused by aging.
The high spirits of those days can only be maintained by sitting on the throne.
The older and weaker he gets, the more he cannot let go of this last power, just like many kings.
An immortal life will naturally not have this trouble of aging and weakness.
The pony was swaying on the road, and Eros's thoughts were constantly flying, gradually drifting into the distance.
Sure enough, things between people are several times more complicated and exciting than the battles between goddesses.
The first few sentences are the original text of "Work and Time". I found that I didn't buy these ancient Greek poems, which was a bit troublesome.
(End of this chapter)