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The red sun is sinking in the west, Skulos Island, the hillside is barren and grassy, on the slope, but there is a tomb with flowers, and a man in the prime of life and a young man are sitting on the ground in front of the tomb, these two are actually father and son, to say that the father, who has been telling his son anecdotes like a river, at this time, Xu is tired, but the father stopped and said, "Father, why don't you go on," the father suddenly fell silent, the son was anxious to know what was going on, but he couldn't help but hold his father's hand at that time, and pleaded:" The child wondered, in the end, did that Decalion spare Theseus?"
"This, child, I think, you must know, about Theseus, he later became king of Athens?" Seeing his son nodding, the father couldn't help but smile and raise his hand, patted his son's shoulder lovingly, and said: " It is said that Theseus not only decreed that the goddess of wisdom should be named Grace Athena, and proclaimed it to the Quartet as the patron saint of Athens, but also ordered the craftsman to engrave Medusa on the shield (Aegis) held by the goddess of wisdom, and punished it for being driven by the goddess of wisdom forever to atone for his sins. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Father, the child can't figure it out," after listening to the narration, he pondered for a moment, but saw the son looking at his father with a confused expression, and said: "Why, in the story you told just now, there are many people who are worshiped as gods by the world, why is it that Theseus is so heroic, but so far, in the eyes of the world, he is only regarded as a mortal?"
"Son, about this... The problem, as far as I know, may have been caused by two reasons, one of which, I don't know if you remember, I told the story that on the way to Crete with fourteen boys and girls, Theseus promised Leo that in the future, when he became king, he would seek to create a system?" Later, history proved that Theseus made a promise, after becoming the king of Athens, he really created a system that is now called the Athenian constitution, and that system, not only made clear provisions on the rights and duties of Athenian citizens, but also limited the power of the king, to say, it should be regarded as a great joy for the Athenians, however, due to the fact that at that time, Theseus's painstaking efforts were not understood by the Athenians, and later, the successor Menastheus hated Theseus, and during his reign, the Athenians were forbidden to talk about Theseus's life deeds, so to this day, Theseus has not been forgotten by the world It can be called a fluke, let alone being worshipped as a god. ”
"As for the other reason, as far as I know, it is for the respect of future generations for Theseus's wishes, just because, Theseus publicly stated more than once during his lifetime that after his death, he did not want his descendants to worship him as a god, although Theseus did not explain the reason for this, but later, according to Theseus's former friends, the reason why Theseus decided to do so was that he was willing to fall into the cycle of suffering, in the hope that one day, he and Miss Grace could reunite in the world..."