Hermes whispered to Zeus, the god of thunder, by his bedside.

"My sleeping father, how dare you disturb your sleep on the side of your bed if it were not for the important information! Open your ears to hear from your sons, your mortal bride, Princess Semele, for her beauty and fortune are hated by Nemesis, the goddess of jealousy, and Hera, the god queen who has just been lifted from her ground, has learned from her mouth about your affair in the nether last night, and you know better than anyone what your wife will do to the young Princess Semele! Wake up quickly, and think of a way to prevent it from happening, if you sleep until dusk, your poor little lover will probably be dying! ”

Hermes's teasing proclamation reached Zeus's ears, but Zeus, who was drunk in his dream, was not woken up by his mosquito-like chatter, but fell deeper into his sleep. Eris, the goddess of discord hidden behind the god-king's ears, took these words to heart. The cunning Hermes quietly departed before the god-king could awaken.

The goddess Eris ran excitedly to her sister and quarreled with the goddess Amphelogya and said: "The wife of the god of thunder and lightning and his mistress are about to meet, and he is sleeping soundly on his pillow, and even the god Hermes has not been able to wake him up, and now I will go to the sky above Thebais to see Hera and Semele in the air, if there is anything that needs to be fanned by me, why don't you go with me, my sister?" ”

Amphelogoya, the goddess of quarrels, said: "Dear Eris, you know me best, and the days without disputes are really hard, and I am bored with five spines and six beasts;! My sister Ferrotes, would you like to come with us? ”

The goddess of love, Ferrotes, said, "Are you sure that Hera, the queen of God, will go to the city of Thebais to find Princess Semele?" ”

Eris and Amphelogia looked at each other and said in unison, "We bet Hera won't let Semele go." ”

The goddess of friendship, Ferrotes, said: "If the goddess Hera is willing to deal with this matter calmly, you will not see the scene you want, and I will do my best to resolve the conflict between them, and if they cannot turn enemies into friends, at least I can find a way to avoid the tragedy." ”

"Oh, naïve Ferrotes!" Eris, the goddess of discord who is playing right and wrong, said in a mocking tone: "Although you are my sister, I also advise you not to exaggerate the power of friendship and whitewash the truth of discord, even if all the hatred in the world can be resolved, it is impossible to become friends between rivals, and even if all the rivals in love in the world become friends, Hera, the queen of heaven, will not forgive the woman who stole her husband!" Io was turned into a cow and bitten by a gadfly, Nadae was put in a box and is still adrift at sea, Europa was abandoned in Crete when she became pregnant, and even the goddess Leto gave birth on a desert island with great difficulty...... Why did Zeus, the god of thunder, ever stop chasing women? How could Hera ever be soft on Zeus's mistress? ”

Amphelogoya, the goddess of quarrels, sneered and said, "Eris, I don't think you should tell her these worldly truths, she is a child living in a glass cover, she believes that the power of friendship can resolve a dispute, because she was born before us, but things in the world are changing, love will turn to hate, and friends will become enemies, otherwise how could the two of us be born later!" ”

The goddess of friendship, Ferrotes, said, "Since our three sisters disagree, let's make a bet!" For the sake of fairness, let's not meddle in this matter and see who is the winner in the end. ”

The goddess of discord and the goddess of quarrel said in unison, "Okay! ”

Ferrotes, the goddess of friendship, said, "But what bet shall we make?" ”

Eris, the goddess of discord, laughed disdainfully: "If Hera can forgive Semele, then the sun, the moon, and the stars will rise in the sky at the same time, the waters of the Nile will dry up in July, there will be three winters in a year, the edges and corners of the sacred mountain of Olympus will be smoothed by the clouds, and Zeus, the god of thunder, will never again look at women!" ”

The goddess of fraternity, Ferrotes, thought for a moment and said, "Although these things are simply impossible, in order for you to be educated, I agree with this bet, believing that our mother, Nyx, the goddess of the night, has seen this gamble today and testifies to it!" ”

The goddess of not talking and the goddess of quarrel laughed together: "Dear sister, since you are so confident, then you can wait until that day!" Let's go first! ”

When they had gone away, the goddess of love, Ferrotes, rushed to the palace of Zeus, the god-king, to tell him about it, and the lovely god-king was still asleep. Ferrotes did not have the privilege of Hermes to enter the palace, so she could only stand outside the palace and say, "O sleeping god, why do you sleep soundly in bed against the sun? Did you really go to the lower realm last night to have a tryst with a mortal woman? In that case, why don't you guard against Hera's eyes and ears? If you sleep like this until dusk, perhaps my sisters will see what pleases them, and it will be a great misfortune for you! Please come to your senses! For the sake of the beloved Semerus of your heart, for the sake of your soon-to-be-born son Dionysus, for the bet of me and my sisters! ”

The God-King was deeply immersed in a smoky dream, and though he had opened his ears to see all things, he had never heard Ferrotes shouting. In a hurry, Ferrotes decided to go to Hypnos, the god of sleep, to help reads;.

After much difficulty, Zeus finally woke up from his deep dream. Zeus had not slept soundly for a long time as he had done today, and since he had fallen in love with Semeler, he had been sleeping all day long, and had been baking cakes in bed all night long, so after he had fulfilled his wish, he left everything behind and ran back to the palace to sleep soundly, which had to be at least a day and night, but in his sleep Hypnos appeared and told him what the god Hermes had just told him.

As Zeus walked out of the palace with his eyes drooping from his sleepy eyes, Zeus, the goddess of friendship, saw Ferrotes, the goddess of love, standing anxiously and respectfully at the bottom of the bronze staircase. Zeus sat on the golden throne and stretched out, and casually asked, "Wise goddess of friendship, why do you look so sad?" What is it that makes such a magnanimous person as you think? ”

Ferrotes said: "O lazy Thor, I am not as optimistic as you, if I have a pasture in the mortal world, then when I fall asleep, I will send at least one loyal dog to watch over it, so that when I fall asleep, I will not have to worry about the cattle and sheep being taken away by wild beasts, if I have a treasure trove in the mortal world, then I will send at least one crony to guard it before I fall asleep, so that when I have a sweet dream, I will not have to worry about the treasure being stolen by thieves, and you will leave your lover in the mortal world alone, You know that when you wake up, Semele's name has become known on the sacred mountain of Olympia, and if you still fantasize about having Heramon in the dark and have a tryst with her lover again, it is a fool's dream. If you don't quickly find a way to protect the safety of Sammel's mother and son, I am afraid that the two worlds of man and god will form an insoluble feud. ”

Zeus's originally scattered gaze suddenly condensed into a point, thank God this flower-hearted god did not forget his mortal lover overnight, and he looked very nervous and uneasy, as if he remembered what Hypnos told him in a dream, because daytime was under the jurisdiction of the sun god Apollo, so it was inconvenient for Hypnos, the god of sleep, to appear.

Zeus clenched the armrest of the golden chair and stared at the kind-hearted Ferrotus: "Are you saying that Hera already knows about Semele's existence?" Who leaked the news to her, I'm going to catch this person! ”

Ferrotes said: "Your Highness, please calm your anger, no matter who revealed the news, it has come to this, stop playing hide and seek with the Queen of God, it is better for husband and wife to be open and honest with each other than to be suspicious of each other, if the Queen of God is willing to forgive His Highness and accept the Mother and Son of Sammele, why make a big fuss and anger at the innocent?" ”

Before she could finish speaking, Zeus was already shaking his head, and he even said in a mocking tone: "Naive Ferrotes, things are always as simple as a child in your place. When did I say I was going to ask Hera's forgiveness? I never felt the need for her forgiveness for doing such a thing, and if Hera was to accept Mother and Son, I might as well just ask her to jump the Styx River! Looks like I've got to make a choice this time! If Hera dares to touch a single strand of Semere's hair, I will throw her from here back to the island of Euboea in Peotia, with her feet upside down!" So that she will never return to heaven! I will marry Semele to the holy mountain of Olympus to be my queen, and I will make the city of Thebais my holy city, and I will give her father and queen the blessings and glory of her mother! ”

Hearing this, Ferrotes was so frightened that he involuntarily covered his ears with his hands: "Oh my God! Your Highness, don't think like that! The queen of Hera is not at fault, it is you who have repeatedly betrayed your marriage, where do you have a reason to convince the mouths of the two worlds of man and God? ”

Zeus's face was full of disapproval: "Once my words are spoken, they will not be taken back, you can also convey my meaning to the gods of the heavenly realm, let the gods testify, as long as Hera dares to be unfavorable to Semele, I can justifiably expel her from the list of the gods of Olympus, and then my little cutie Semerle can just fill that position." This is the first line of protection I have set for Semole, and if anything happens to my dear baby during this time, Hera will be the first to be asked! Next, I will send the fast-paced Three Goddesses of Time to attend to Semele, who is pregnant, before Hera, so that she can give birth in her father's palace without any worries. ”

Now that Ferrotes had achieved his goal, he said nothing more and retreated silently. However, she feared that Hera would not be able to resist Semer and harm others and herself. So the kind-hearted Ferrotes rushed to the queen's bedchamber and gave what she thought was meaningful