"Because neither I nor Poseidon want to marry Bentehikimo to the descendants of Okeanos. ”

Listening to Amphitrite's words, Thetis immediately figured out why.

Okeanos, the god of the oceans, the father of Styx, and his wife Thetis, gave birth to three thousand river gods and three thousand ocean goddesses.

Once upon a time, most of the world's waters were under the control of Okeanos, and only a small part was in the hands of Theses and Amphitrite's grandfather, Pontos.

In terms of personal strength alone, Pontus is stronger than Okeanos, but he can't stand Okeanos having a good wife, not to mention that Okeanos has many children and huge power, which leads to the fact that the sea area that Pontus can control is getting smaller and smaller.

Although Okeanos never took the initiative to provoke Pontus, the two veins were still in conflict, especially Thetis and Amphitrite's uncle Folchus and aunt Keto, whose resentment towards Okeanos could not be washed away by the water.

The next generation born in this environment, that is, Amphitrite's generation, naturally does not have a good impression of Okeanos, and it is understandable that they will not marry their daughters to the descendants of Okeanos.

Of course, there is another reason from Poseidon.

During the Battle of the Titans, Okeanos, one of the twelve Titan gods, not only did not help the other Titan gods, but instructed his daughter Styx to help Zeus win the war.

After the victory, Zeus, in order to show his gratitude to Okeanos, promised never to deprive him of his right to be the god of the sea.

Here's the problem!

Later, Zeus and his two brothers drew lots to choose their own territories, Hades chose the underworld, Zeus chose the sky, and Poseidon chose the sea.

But there is already a ruler in the sea, and it's Okeanos!

It's embarrassing, Okeanos is a "favored" elder of the former dynasty, and among his daughters is a powerful god like Styx.

And Poseidon is not a vegetarian either, he is the elder brother of the god-king Zeus, one of the supreme rulers of the new generation. If these two forces collide together, even Zeus will have a headache.

Later, of course, Okeanos chose to back down and recognized Poseidon's domination of the seas. Because he also knows that no matter how good Zeus is to him, he will still choose Poseidon between him and Poseidon, after all, they are brothers!

What's more, in terms of strength, Poseidon has also surpassed Okeanos, and if he refuses to compromise, the entire family may end up perishing.

Although Okeanos handed over the right to rule, he had too many children, and gradually there was a tendency to become too big to lose. When Poseidon chose the queen, Okeanos also did everything possible to send his daughters to Poseidon.

But Poseidon did not choose the daughter of the still powerful House of Okeanos, but chose Amphitrite, the daughter of the weak Nereus.

On the one hand, it is certainly Amphitrice's beauty that Poseidon can't refuse, and on the other hand, it's to win over Amphitrice's grandfather Pontos!

As the most powerful ancient sea god, Pontus can be said to be not much worse than Poseidon in terms of strength, and if he can get Pontus' support, the Okeanos family will not be able to make any waves.

Wooing the weaker side and suppressing the stronger side in order to maintain their rule is a common tactic used by any ruler.

In this case, how could Poseidon's daughter marry a descendant of Okeanos?

In this case, Amphitrite's approach is understandable.

"Why did you choose Achilles? Sister, it's not for nothing that there are demigods who are more noble than Achilles. Thetis still couldn't fully understand.

"On the one hand, fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders. Amphitrite laughed, "On the other hand, because of the prophecy of Themis." ”

Amphitrite looked at Thetis smugly, like a proud peacock, "I know everything." Achilles will become very strong in the future, and it will not be a loss at all to marry my daughter to him. ”

"No, I feel like I'm losing. Titi refused without hesitation.

"How so? Thetis, you have seen Benteschikimo's skills. Amphitrite immediately became anxious, "According to her cultivation speed, in thirty years, she will be able to crush everyone in her generation, and when people mention the daughter of the sea, they will only remember Bente Hikimo." ”

"Thirty years is too long, Achilles will be almost the age that Peleus is now, should I let him marry at that time?"

Although Bentehikimo was indeed very good, Peleus learned from the past, and she did not want Achilles to marry too late.

Amphitrite gritted her teeth and said, "I can find a way to make Bentehikimo grow up quickly, as long as twenty years." ”

Amphitrite is not lying, the growth of the gods is actually controllable, like Cupid, the little god of love, grew up overnight, but it just needs to pay a price.

Now Theses had no reason to refuse, but she still didn't want Achilles to marry Bentehikimo, and she had her own considerations.

As Poseidon's little princess, if Bentehikimo grows into a powerful god in the future, he will inevitably be at the forefront of the struggle between Poseidon and Okeanos.

At that time, Achilles, as her husband, will inevitably attract the hostility of many Okeanos gods, and if Achilles is strong himself, he can indeed ignore these hostilities, but the problem is that Achilles is only a demigod!

No matter how powerful a demigod is, he is small and fragile in the face of the wrath of the gods, and marrying Bentehikimo is equivalent to preparing a cemetery for Achilles in advance!

But these words cannot be said directly to Amphitrite, if Thetis says to her, your daughter is a dead star, and my son will die early after marrying her. So do you want this sister to do it?

After thinking about it, Thetis felt that there was only one way to do it.

"Sister, it's okay if you want me to agree, but you have to show a little sincerity, otherwise your daughter is also a god, and I'm afraid that Achilles will be angry in the future if she marries her. ”

Amphitrite thought about it, and what Thetis said made sense. It is indeed a blessing in life for mortals to marry a god, but not for the descendants of gods.

Because they grew up seeing that their parents were conflicted, and their fathers were often on the weak side, most of them were willing to marry mortal women rather than goddesses.

"Say it, Thetis. What kind of sincerity do you want to see, as long as I can do it, I will never shirk it. Amphitrite swore by it.

Thetis thought for a while and said, "Sister, some time ago I took Achilles to the underworld and met the goddess Styx. ”

"What? Why are you going to see that woman?" said Amphitrite with a frown. She didn't have the slightest affection for Styx, after all, Styx was the strongest of the children of Okeanos, and there were even rumors that she was better than her father!

Okeanos was able to compete with Pontus and capture large areas of the sea, and even squeeze out the living space of their line, in addition to the fact that he had a good wife, also because of the help of Styx.

For Amphitrite, the more powerful the gods of the Okeanos lineage, the more she hated them.

"Sister, you know what the Styx River is for. ”

"Use?" Amphitrite frowned and thought for a moment before remembering, "You mean Achilles......"

Amphitrite looked at Thetis in surprise, she already knew what Thetis was doing in the underworld.

"That's right. Thetis nodded, "Thanks to the help of the goddess Styx......"

Before she could finish speaking, Amphitrite interrupted her eagerly, "So Achilles succeeded?"

If Achilles had accomplished the kind of legendary possibility, there would have been no better choice for Bentechikimo's husband.

Thetis nodded, then shook her head again.

"What do you mean?" said Amphitrite, puzzled.

"It's only half done. ”

"Half? What does that mean?"

Thetis shook her head, "Sister, don't ask about this, there is another thing I want to say that the goddess Styx told me." ”

After a pause, before Amphitrite could speak, Thetis continued.

"The goddess Styx said that Zeus did not want mortals to gain the power of immortality from the gods. I'm afraid that if Achilles becomes a god, Zeus will dislike him and even ......"

Thetis looked at Amphitrite and didn't speak again, but Amphitrite understood the look in her eyes.

"Thetis, you mean, you are afraid that Zeus will be bad for Achilles, or even kill him?"

"Yes, sister. I'm troubled right now, and if you can help me to intercede with Zeus and ask him to forgive Achilles, I'll make it my decision to let Achilles marry Bentehikimo. ”

Thetis was also in a hurry, although her intention was to use this to stump Amphitrite, but in fact, she also had a glimmer of hope in her heart. If Amphitrite can help solve the hidden danger of Zeus, it is to let Su Muran marry Bente Hikimo, and she will admit it.

Amphitrite didn't answer immediately, she turned over and lay down and thought about it for a long time, before she shook her head with a wry smile and said, "Thetis, I'm afraid I can't get this sincerity." ”

Although the identity of the queen of the sea is noble, it is still not enough to see it in front of Zeus, and if you ask Poseidon to ask Zeus, it is even more impossible!

Decades ago, Poseidon didn't know what was going on and led the Sea Clan army to attack Mount Olympus. The consequences can be imagined, Poseidon is not at all an opponent of his younger brother Zeus.

Zeus captured Poseidon and threw him to serve ten years of hard labor, and now the relationship between the brothers is strained, and Zeus will never agree to Poseidon's request.