Ares does not want to fall in love [Greek mythology]

Ares and Adonis met Pluto as they wished, but the cold Pluto refused to help Cyprus as Hermes expected.

The two male gods were rejected two or three times in succession, and finally gave up and left the underworld together.

On the way back to the world, Ares asked: "Adonis, what should we do now?"

Adonis felt a little heavy in his heart, but he still insisted: "Aris will have a solution, but we haven't thought of it yet."

When they went back, the two of them didn't have such a strong purpose, so they didn't take the chariot again.When passing by a small town, the two male gods heard the bustling voices in the town from a long distance away.

A grand sacrifice is going on.Facing the withering status quo of all things, the devout people are in panic, not knowing what they have done to attract the gods to punish them. They use sacrifices to please the gods and offer the most precious livestock in their families.They slaughtered the sheep and let the blood flow on the ground to please the goddess of the earth, and burned the leg of the lamb to make its fragrance waft in the air to please the god king Zeus.They knelt down in front of the statue of Zeus, begging the gods for mercy.

Ares looked at these blind humans like headless flies. They might not know until they starved to death that half of the disasters they endured came from the beloved daughter of the goddess of agriculture, and half from the decision-making of the god king Zeus.

Adonis watched the sacrifice scene silently, and suddenly had an idea in his heart.He used his divine power to come to the altar, found the priest, and conveyed the oracle to him-the goddess of love and beauty born from the waves will help you, pass the most devout prayers to her!

The people guided by the gods finally stopped being confused. They followed Adonis' words, slaughtered the cattle and sheep again, decorated them, and carried them to the temple of Aphrodite.

Ares felt incredible: "Adonis, what makes you think that Aphrodite is full of sympathy and will help these humans?"

Adonis has also dealt with the Goddess of Beauty. Of course, he knows that the high-ranking goddess has no mercy, but: "Cyprus is her birthplace after all, and it is the place where her beliefs are concentrated. If Cyprus is going to destruction, She is the most damaged god. As long as she understands the plight of Cyprus, she will definitely help them."

"But what can she do?" Ares was a little disdainful. The goddess whose mind was full of love was not very smart in his opinion.

Adonis didn't think so: "Ares, you have to admit that Aphrodite is a goddess who is proficient in communication skills. She must have the right to speak in front of Zeus, the king of gods. She will persuade Zeus to take action Yes, if she can."

Ares thought that Adonis knew his father as well as he did.The amorous god-king loves beauty the most, and there is no beautiful woman he is unwilling to listen to—except for the thorny words of his mother goddess Hera.If it was Aphrodite, Zeus would indeed have a great possibility to change his mind.

Thinking of this, Ares couldn't help admiring: "Adonis, you came up with a good idea!"

On Olympus, in the Palace of the Goddess of Beauty, Aphrodite was watching the performance of the Three Graces.After hitting a wall with Adonis, she has been shut out for days.She doesn't want to show her downcast appearance for others to make fun of. She just waits to adjust her mood and continue to be a radiant goddess.

Suddenly, a burst of crispy fragrance came up, lingering in Aphrodite's nose.It is the people of Cyprus who offer their faith to her.The beautiful goddess gently tapped the smooth skin of her cheeks with her fingers, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. The power of faith she received from believers every day would also provide her with infinite satisfaction.

However, there is another piece of bad news delivered together with the priests—everything in Cyprus has fallen into death, and these human beings who believe in her devoutly are also hovering on the verge of death.If she loses these believers, she will be like a dandelion that has lost its roots and can only drift around with the wind.Even if men and women from all over the world still worship her for love, that is only a small part of the gods they worship.

No city-state would treat her as devoutly as the people of Cyprus.Aphrodite was convinced of this.She couldn't sit still, she had to go to Zeus for the sake of her followers.

No one knew what Aphrodite had said to Zeus that sunny afternoon.They turned away all the attendants and talked in the palace for two full hours.The hearty laughter of the god king came from the palace from time to time, infecting the servants outside the palace, making them tremble with fear—fortunately, Hera was invited by Amphitrite after Hera went to sea. The God Realm must have broken in by this time.

The conversation turned out just as Adonis intended.Zeus quickly found out that the cause of the incident was the willful act of the seed goddess, and he sent Hermes to invite Persephone to the God Realm, where he had a trial on her and asked her to use her divine power a little bit. One point to restore Cyprus to its original state.

Destruction is nothing more than the raising of the hand of the Seed Goddess, but recovery is not a simple matter.In the case of soil pollution and plant death, after restoring the purity of the soil and air, Persephone needs to use her divine power to slowly plant and help Cyprus regain its vitality.Demeter, who loved her daughter dearly, couldn't bear to let Persephone bear all this alone, so she volunteered to go to Cyprus together.

The crisis in Cyprus has finally been resolved. As for Hera's furious reaction after hearing what Aphrodite did, that's all for later.

After the incident with Persephone, Adonis became even more weary of the pursuit of the goddesses.Ares thought for a while, and gave him an idea, saying: "Adonis, you go to Olympus with me. My Temple of War occupies a mountain peak exclusively, and I live alone in the entire mountain forest. It's very quiet, and most people don't dare to trespass. There, you won't be disturbed."

Adonis agreed without hesitation.When Cyprus is no longer suitable for living, the Temple of War God is undoubtedly a good choice for him.With Ares, he feels at home.

Ares was very happy. When he came, he was alone, but when he left, he was lucky to have a companion beside him.

In Cyprus, which is recovering, the scattered dryads and nymphs have returned here.They whispered about the unexpected fact that the fruit of love belonged neither to the goddess of love and beauty nor to the goddess of seeds, but finally fell into the arms of the reckless God of War.

"I thought that for a god as handsome as Adonis, no goddess would not want to be his lover, and no male god would not regard him as a rival in love... I never thought that Ares, the god of war, also had plans for him! "

"Maybe God of War and God of Plants are just friends?"

"Is it friendship that made God of War invite God of Plants to hunt together? No, I don't believe it! Now I finally know the true purpose of God of War, but the price is too expensive. We have lost the beautiful God of Plants forever .”

"You are wrong, my dear sister, the plant god has never belonged to you and me. You have to believe that his love is in his own hands."

A few nymphs were discussing in low voices, when they suddenly heard some movement not far away, they quickly silenced and hid carefully.

The majestic goddess of agriculture came with her daughter.Persephone's hands were constantly producing seeds, and one by one seeds fell from between her slender fingers, buried in the ground and slowly germinated.Demeter spread the glory of the harvest, prompting the plants to grow rapidly.

Persephone has been sowing seeds without rest for ten hours. Just walking such a long distance has caused blisters on her delicate feet, not to mention the constant use of divine power. I have never felt such a strong sense of exhaustion since I was born.It made her dizzy and made her want to throw up.She begged her mother god softly: "Mother God, let's rest for a while, I'm too tired."

Demeter felt sorry for her daughter and wiped her sweat, but shook her head firmly: "Persephone, we can't rest yet. Zeus gave us a deadline of three days, and within three days we will Let the whole of Cyprus recover as before, if we can't do it, he will send you back to the underworld in this bright spring. After finally looking forward to the chance of reunion, do you want to leave the world and the mother goddess now?"

Persephone pouted and said aggrievedly: "Zeus is deliberately making things difficult, why should he treat our mother and daughter like this!" As a matter of fact, Demeter is also Zeus' wife, and she is Zeus' daughter.However, this father god was afraid of the jealous Hera, and never dared to express any love for her mother god, nor did she show her any pity.He didn't even dare to accept her as a daughter.In order to avoid Hera's persecution, Demeter hid her in the deep forest for many years.When she finally left the water lake, she went to the underworld and became a victim of the game of the gods.

Demeter heard what Persephone meant. She always wanted to give her daughter the best, but Persephone couldn't be peaceful in her life, and she felt guilty every time she thought about it.Then he said softly, "Son, take a rest here and leave this forest to me."

Persephone naturally did not refuse.Sitting on a piece of fluffy grass, she still couldn't calm down as she watched the busy figure of the Mother Goddess.When leaving the temple of Zeus, a goddess of good deeds approached her, told her in a low voice that the incident was related to Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty, and then looked at her gloatingly, as if she was laughing at her for not moving. It is the birthplace of Aphrodite who has the right to speak in front of Zeus.

Taking pride in her beauty, is it only Aphrodite who has such a privilege?

Persephone was dissatisfied and gritted her silver teeth.

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