Troy City

There were still traces of a rainstorm on the stone slabs of the streets of the city, and the news quickly spread throughout the city.

"Prince Paris loved the gods, and the king gave him ten oxen, and he sacrificed them all to the gods, and he also gave meat to his fellow shepherds and citizens. ”

The news caused a strong reaction in the city of Troy, and more and more people rushed to the temple, all wanting to witness the sacrifice of Prince Paris.

"Sacrifices have been made to Zeus, Athena, and now Apollo. ”

The temple was surrounded by the citizens of Troy, who were all talking about whether Prince Paris would arrive as scheduled.

In their opinion, it was not necessary to sacrifice all ten of their own cows.

I believe that the gods will forgive themselves, because everyone has to eat, and if they are sacrificed, they will not be able to fill their stomachs, and then they will have to trouble the gods for relief, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Pei Ziyun is a prince, and he doesn't have to worry about not being able to fill his stomach, but he sacrifices all his cattle to the gods, this kind of thing is still unique, at least it hasn't happened in Troy City.

At this time, someone shouted: "Here it is!"

I saw that on the street, Pei Ziyun humbly led the bull, and the priest greeted him and asked, "Dear Prince Paris, are you sure you want to sacrifice this cow to the gods?"

Pei Ziyun replied: "Of course, I have heard that if you are pleasing to the gods, even if you are poor, you will be compensated, and even if you have more gold, if you don't fear the gods, you will get bad luck." ”

"Look, I'm an example, from shepherd to prince in just one day. ”

"How dare I not fear the gods?"

Everyone felt that Prince Paris was right, and they all praised each other, and the priest personally slaughtered the bull, and Pei Ziyun put the slaughtered cow in a tray and placed it in front of the idol according to the priest's instructions.

The priest silently recited a prayer in front of the idol, and then the strange scene reappeared, and the best part of the ox's body on the tray suddenly disappeared, as if it had never been.

Pei Ziyun's pupils shrank slightly, and he didn't see clearly how the parts of the cow were taken away by the gods, which made him have a deeper understanding of the gods of this world.

It seems that supernatural power is frequently used by the gods here, but I don't know what the essence of this power is, is it the power of faith?

The priest smiled and said, "Prince Paris, the gods are satisfied with your offering, and now that the sacrifice is over, you can go back." ”

Ancient Greece was full of religious activities, but the sacrificial rituals were quite simple and simple, generally only sacrificing wine, grains, fruits, oil, garlands or decorations, but this did not detract from the grandeur and enthusiasm of the event.

"Zeus and Athena didn't take it. ”

"Yes, for the gods, access is a sign of satisfaction, and it seems that Apollo still has some favor for me, don't look at it. ”

"It is said that the city of Troy, the greatest favor at the moment is Apollo?"

Pei Ziyun went out: "Give the best meat left to the king and queen, as well as my brother, and the rest will be distributed to the citizens of Troy City." ”

"Prince Paris, you are so generous, and the gods will always be on your side. As the priest spoke, the people around him cheered and paid their respects to the prince when they heard Prince Paris's words.

"Prince Paris, you are the messenger sent by the gods to the earth, may your light live with the world. ”

"How merciful you are, Dear Prince Paris, the gods will surely watch over you. ”

Pei Ziyun smiled slightly, this is the result he wants to see, although the prestige cannot be seen or touched, but it really exists, and it has a great impact, and he can use the prestige to complete the promotion.

"Kassandra, your brother, our prince, though he was raised among the shepherds, is worthy of being a son of the great Zeus. A little farther away, a four-wheeled carriage stopped, and a young girl said to Princess Kassandra.

In ancient Greece, paved roads were scarce, most of them were rugged paths, and most people traveled on foot, only in the city, in four-wheeled carriages.

Kassandra's smile slowly retracted, and she fell silent, she didn't speak, she was conflicted, indeed, judging from the performance, Paris feared the gods, loved his father and eldest brother, and was also friendly to his younger brother, and behaved impeccably.

But this made her even more confused.

What was the reason for the gods to send down an oracle in the first place, saying that Paris would destroy Troy, taking the current Paris as an example, there is no action or plot to destroy Troy at all.

Not only did he not destroy Troy, but his words and deeds were liked and loved by the people, and it was impossible for internal factors to destroy Troy.

But Paris had always been a shepherd in Mount Ida and had little contact with the outside world, and even she didn't believe such a person when he said that he had contact with the outside world.

"What caused the destruction of Troy?" said Princess Kassandra, in thought.

At this time, Pei Ziyun went out after dividing the meat, but he didn't look at the direction of going back, but going out of the city.

The girl asked again, "What's the matter, where is he going?"

"Poor maiden, another man who has taken a fancy to Paris. Kassandra watched Pei Ziyun go out of the city and said nonchalantly, "Go to Mount Ida to meet Onone." ”

"Who is Onone? Could it be the shepherdess?" the girl who had just praised Pei Ziyun asked nervously, already with some hostility.

"No, I heard that she is the daughter of the river god. Kassandra replied.

"Daughter of the river god?" exclaimed the girl, covering her mouth.

Kassandr didn't pay any more attention, just thoughtfully.

According to the genealogy, the royal blood was Zeus and the sea goddess Electra, and then married the river gods of the Semois and Scamendros rivers and married their daughters, and it is said that the blood of Aphrodite and Eos, the goddess of the dawn, was mixed in the middle, so it can be said that it is common for the royal family to marry the gods or their descendants.

The river god Cebren (Cebren) is not a very noble god, and the bloodline of his daughter is not too prominent, and the most important thing is that she has no power in the kingdom and will not attract suspicion, so she can be said to be the most suitable spouse.

In Kassandra's opinion, Paris was eager to marry Onogne as soon as he became a prince, rather than find a princess, which shows that Paris did not have too strong ambitions.

Such a man, who said that he would bring about the destruction of Troy, would not have believed anything Kassandra had said had it not been for the oracle.

Mt. Date Thatched House

The thatched hut built on the halfway of Mt. Date is beautiful, the wind blows through the mountain forest, and the leaves "rustle" and looks very quiet.

The hut was empty, except for Onone, who sat alone, stroking a clay pot with both ears, and said with a wistful smile, "I bought this with you to hold oil and water. ”

In ancient Greece, most goods, especially oil or wine, were transported in this large clay pot called amphora, and the family could not do without it.

"This sheepskin is the wild sheep that I killed with you, what a proud wild goat, and we have eaten a meal, and you say you have never eaten such good food. ”

"And this one, the clothes I sewed for you, and I borrowed the needle and thread from the fairy. ”

Like a nightmare, Onone took out the items with Paris, counted them one by one, and remembered them one by one.

Then, Honore stared blankly, and suddenly a big tear fell: "The flying bird told me that Paris you have become a prince, and you will come back?"

"I had a terrible dream that I was alone on the hillside, and I saw my name engraved on the bark of many trees, and instead of feeling happy, I choked up. ”

"And an aspen tree, on which you have carved a line: Paris is disgusted with the words of Onone, and the waters of the Kebron River will flow backwards. ”

"I looked at the inscription and cried out, "Kebulen, my father, go back quickly, for Paris was disgusted with his Orone in his lifetime. ”

"I cried in my dreams and couldn't make a sound. ”

Onone spoke, but before he finished speaking, a voice came from the door: "Onone, this dream will not come true, because I have returned." ”

Onone looked and saw Paris standing in the doorway, wearing a white girdle, a bronze belt, and a short sword, completely no longer looking like a shepherd, but looking at herself with a smile, she burst into tears and laughed, and ran over with joy, and threw herself into Paris's arms, only to hear her mutter: "Paris, I thought you would never come back." ”

"How come?" Pei Ziyun said: "I promised in front of the gods, and the goddess of love blessed me and witnessed our love. ”

"Paris, I'm just worried that you're not coming back. ”

"Don't worry, Onogne, haven't I come back now?"

"You have to promise that you will never leave me again. Onone said.

"Well, I promise you, as long as I am mortal, I will not abandon you—I sacrificed ten cows to the gods and brought you some beef. ”

Lighting a fire and roasting beef, Onone leaned on Pei Ziyun, listened to the story that happened in the city, and muttered: "Ten cows can breed calves, and they can become a herd in a few years, and you have dedicated all the cows to the gods, so what about life?"

"Don't worry, my dear Honore, there will be riches. Pei Ziyun is indeed not worried, in this era, robbers are not a shameful job, but one of the main duties of heroes.

Perhaps Greece itself was poor and had very little suitable arable land, so trade and piracy prevailed, and trade with one hand and piracy with the other was the behavior of many city-states, not to mention heroes.

Those heroes who are admired by the gods and praised by the city-state, which one is not a robber? On the contrary, if they are not good at fighting and robbing, they will be despised, which is the world and era completely opposite to Da Xu's morality.

When the great Hercules had accomplished his feat, he invited Peleus and Telamon, kings of Aegina, to join him in his crusade against Troy, killed Laomedon and his sons, robbed the princess Hesione to marry Tramon as his second wife, and allowed her to free one of her captives.

The young Podalkes was chosen, this is the current king Priam, who killed his father and married his daughter, no wonder the king was full of the flame of revenge in his heart and supported the war with the Greeks.

How could a pious and robber, a hero whom God admires, rebel against the way of the world?