Reversing Greek Mythology

The Pylos region in the southwest of the Peloponnese Peninsula was originally an area where the goddess of the underworld was worshiped.

The city of Thenaron in the Pylos region was the center of worship for Persephone, Queen of the Underworld.

It is said that the entrance to the underworld from the human world is hidden in the Temple of Persephone in Thenaron City.

After the death of their wives, King Theseus and his friend Pirithous of Athens decided to join forces to capture a beautiful girl for each of them in order to find a new wife.

The target chosen by Theseus is the beautiful Spartan princess Helen, and the target chosen by the crazy Pirithous is Persephone, the queen of the underworld.

In order to realize the goal of his best friend, after leaving Helen in the care of his mother Aethra, Theseus and Pirithous came to the city of Thenaron and went to the underworld to capture the Queen of Hades.

Luo Yin knew the action plan of Theseus and Pirithous. After leaving the city of Sparta, Luo Yin went directly to the city of Thenaron located in the central plain of the Pylos region.

It is different from Sparta, which is irrigated by the Ephrotas River and has developed animal husbandry.

The Pylos region, with its vast plains, is an area dominated by agriculture, so people here worship Persephone, the queen of Hades, who is in charge of agricultural harvests on earth and death in the underworld.

Nestor's father Neleus took his twelve sons to conquer the city of Pylos in the coastal area, defeated the city of Thenaron, seized hegemony and became the great king of the entire Pylos region, and then promoted the Pylos region. The cult of Poseidon, King of the Sea, also claimed that Poseidon had become the king of the underworld as the husband of Persephone.

Neleus regarded Poseidon as the supreme god who was both the king of the sea and the king of Hades. He made such great contributions to Poseidon that he became the undisputed demigod son of Poseidon.

This increase in Poseidon's authority angered the king of Mycenae, Eurystheus, the high priest of Zeus.

So Eurystheus sent his cousin Hercules to perform the twelfth mission, go to the city of Pylos to kill Neleus and his sons, and then enter the underworld to destroy Poseidon, the king of Hades, and let Hades replace Poseidon. Sedon became the husband of Hades and Persephone.

The city of Thenaron.

Temple of Persephone.

When Luo Yin walked into the temple of the fallen Queen of Hades, he saw three different images of gods enshrined in the temple: young girls, beautiful girls, and beautiful women.

The priestess serving the goddess saw Luo Yin entering the temple with the divine spear, and took the initiative to come to Luo Yin and said.

"Outlander! If you are also a living person who longs to go to the underworld, we will meet your request. Please do not harm us priests who serve the goddess. If you want to get the wealth of the temple, you can take away any treasure in the temple."

Looking at the sympathetic priestess, Luo Yin couldn't help but say.

"Why doesn't the king of Thenaron let his soldiers protect the temple and you priests?"

"The city of Thenaron lost to the city of Pylos, which means that Persephone, the queen of the underworld, lost to Poseidon, the king of the sea in Pylos. King Thenaron felt that Persephone could not protect the city of Thenaron, and he has decided to accept it. Poseidon, the god who is both the king of the sea and the god of Hades.”

After hearing the priest's answer, Luo Yin looked at the young girl statue of Persephone and said.

"King Thenaron abandoned Persephone because he failed in a war. I'm afraid it has something to do with your goddess being a virgin. Persephone is a virgin, so King Thenaron cannot claim to be Persephone. Descendants of Ersephone, using divine power to strengthen his authority as king."

Seeing the priestess' eyes widening in shock, Luo Yin said with a faint smile.

"Dear priest! I am not a robber, but a living person who wants to go to the underworld. Please use the secret method of the goddess to send me to the underworld."

"Sure enough, you are too——"

The priestess said with a sigh.

"If you want to enter the world of the dead, you must close your eyes and let me take you through the gate of the underworld."

Upon hearing the priestess's request, Luo Yin closed his eyes directly.

After the priestess sprinkled some kind of liquid on Luo Yin, she began to chant a spell that Luo Yin didn't understand to summon the gate to the underworld.

I don't know how much time passed, but the priestess suddenly pushed Luo Yin on the back.

Luo Yin immediately stepped forward, feeling his body pass through a layer of cold air.

Immediately afterwards, Luo Yin found that his eyelids could not feel the light, and he had come to a dark and lightless space.

Luo Yin opened his eyes and saw that he was already in a dark underworld. The bright hole above his head seemed to be the exit of the underworld.

“In Greek mythology, living beings such as Orpheus, Theseus, Pirithous, and Heracles have all broken into the underworld, except Pyritous who was punished for coveting Persephone, the queen of the underworld. , all the others left the underworld alive. Coincidentally, the deeds of these living people entering the underworld and leaving alive happened after the decline of Persephone, the queen of the underworld. No, this is of course not a coincidence, because of Persephone, the queen of the underworld. Ersephone has fallen, and only then will the living enter the underworld without permission."

Thinking that he would soon see the female ruler of the underworld, Luo Yin suppressed the excitement in his heart and walked deep into the dark passage.

“The Lord of the Underworld in Norse mythology is Hela, Queen of the Underworld, and the Lord of the Underworld in Sumerian mythology is also the sister of Inshtar, the Queen of the Gods—Ereshkigal, the Queen of the Underworld, who is two-in-one with Inshtar. Later. The Babylonian city guarded by Marduk dominated the Mesopotamian plains, Marduk replaced Inshtar as the king of the gods, and Marduk's brother Nergal became the husband and wife of Ereshkigal. Pluto. The same is true in Greek mythology. Before Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades came to the Peloponnese from Cronus [Crete], Persephone was already the ancient goddess of the underworld. . Now that Poseidon dominates the Pylos region, he wants to forcefully marry Persephone to become Hades. In order to suppress Poseidon's authority, Eurystheus, the high priest of Zeus, wants Hades to forcefully marry Persephone and become Pluto. Hades - they distributed Persephone like goods, completely ignoring the will of the Queen of Hades. This is the sad fate of the fallen goddess."

I don't know how long it took, but just when Luo Yin was about to arrive at the gate of hell, two men bound by black chains next to the boulder appeared in front of Luo Yin.

These two men are both wearing gorgeous clothes that symbolize royal status. One of them is nearly forty years old, and the other is about thirty years old. They are obviously the king of Athens, Theseus, and his friends who came to the underworld to snatch Persephone, the queen of the underworld. Pirithous.

While Luo Yin was observing Theseus and Pirithous, Theseus and Pilithous also saw Luo Yin, and Theseus immediately said to Luo Yin.

"Young friend! Please save us. I am Theseus who rules the Attica region. As long as you rescue us, I will repay you with huge wealth and give you Helen, the most beautiful girl in the world. you."

Pirithous did not speak, because he was a wandering royal family in decline. He did not have huge wealth to attract Luo Yin, nor did he have the status of a king and a great hero to win Luo Yin's trust.