[Greek mythology] The troubles of Adonis

After imprisoning Adonis in the Elysee's hut, Hades returned to the main hall expressionlessly, and summoned Thanadus and Hypnos.

Rarely would he be summoned by Pluto at the same time, Thanadus couldn't help but glance at his calm brother: "What do you think it will be?"

Hypnos smiled gently: "I just know that if you don't plan to go, something will happen to you."

Thanadus: "..."

The twin gods are respectfully waiting for orders below, and Pluto sitting on the throne has a deep expression, as always unpredictable in his thoughts, but actually hesitating on rare occasions.

——Although it doesn't show at all on the surface, the first passionate courtship is firmly rejected, and a slight sense of frustration is always inevitable.

He unconsciously turned the quill in his hand, as if he was carefully considering something, and finally said slowly under their inquiring eyes: "Give him Hermes."

Who is this 'he', there is no need to ask, Hypnos agreed instantly, but Thanadus was taken aback: "Your Majesty!"

He couldn't understand this decision: Yu Gong, Hermes is the main god of Olympus, not to mention that Adonis, who is only a middle-level one, can't really hurt him, but he can be completely defeated by the eloquent god of liars. Deceived with sweet words and let him out.

The envoy who suffered such shame and humiliation is very likely to harbor resentment and wait for an opportunity to take revenge on the underworld, or he may return to the side of the god king unscathed; if it is selfish...it is not sensible to be magnanimous to thieves who covet plant gods .

Hades glanced at him indifferently, and the sleeping god didn't know if it was his own illusion. He always felt that the air pressure in the atmosphere was unprecedentedly low. In addition to the unquestionable majesty in the low tone, there was also a danger that could not be ignored.

"something wrong?"

Thanadus, who had a thousand words in his belly, was about to say a few words of persuasion, but Hypnos, who sensed something was wrong, yanked him indiscriminately. He could only swallow the words forcefully, and nodded his head to accept the order. quit.

Before Hades buried the case again, it was only after a long time that he realized that his mind was so blank that he didn't write a single word, but instead drew a vivid leaf on the official document.

"..."

He simply patiently added a few more strokes to it, turning it into a side marigold symbolizing a beautiful plant god, and then destroyed it contentedly.

"Look, I just said that beautiful music always hides prostitutes, and even orderly dominoes can be easily messed up!"

Hermes was imprisoned by Hades in the land near Tartarus. On the way to the past, Thanadus was both puzzled and resentful, telling his thoughts to the sleeping god who stopped him just now: "Love! Reason! This is the spear and the shield, the incompatible enemies of this life. The former is a useless thing that a girl carrying a flower basket on the ground and walking among flowers will go to the temple to pray for. The doll held by Aphrodite is a useless embellishment that looks bright like the moon hanging high in the sky, but is cold and ruthless when touched. Only the latter is worthy of respect and obedience. It is to maintain the dignity of the emperor. Rare quality."

"Stop your moaning." Hypnos said lightly: "You and I are the product of the disordered love in your mouth. Before you make your own sentimental worries, your majesty is far more thoughtful than you, no matter how much you hate Olympus. , and it is impossible to obliterate the main god recognized by the god king for no reason, since it will be returned sooner or later, it is better to give it to the person you like than asking for the price from the one who is still pretending to be deaf and dumb. "

He said it more euphemistically and implicitly, but it was enough to convince the god of death. After hearing the explanation, Thanadus only snorted from his nasal cavity in dissatisfaction, and reluctantly agreed.

"Have you forgotten?" Sleepy God added with a smile, "Your Majesty doesn't need to ask for your permission at all."

"..."

With a numb face, the Grim Reaper picked up the cage holding the fluffy chicks, and shook it exaggeratedly a few times.

In the Netherland, which has always given people a gloomy and cold impression, the beautiful and peaceful Elysee is undoubtedly an existence that is longed for and yearned for, but when the twin gods arrived with Hermes, everything that appeared in front of them was no longer familiar to those who are familiar with this place. They couldn't tell the original appearance of the riotous botanical garden, not even the shadow of half of the aborigines, and the deep horror that even the sound would be swallowed alive, let alone the huge core that was heavily guarded by vines with teeth and claws.

Thanadus was dumbfounded: "Should I say that I am worthy of being a plant god-this is to become the second Tartarus?"

Hypnos vaguely had a bad premonition, but he had always been extremely supportive of His Majesty, and even obeyed his decision unconditionally. Now he just kept silent and didn't think deeply about the conflict between the two.

The tame green grass probably empathizes with the anger of the plant god, and the sharp leaf edges are like the edge of a long sword held in the hands of a brave knight; the basswood is no longer soft, and the bare branches are densely projected, like building a prisoner The gray railings of the cage; the broad-leaved sycamores and the curly hairy vines climbed to a position higher than the previous oaks, and the deep purple fruits hanging on them are more plump and gigantic than a human head , it became more and more shocking under the dim light.

Of course, this will not be an obstacle to them who have already been promoted to high-level gods, and it is only a matter of time before they are wiped out, but Hypnos, who is transparent in his heart, stops his brother's reckless rush in without hesitation. It would be better to take some trouble to detour, but also to minimize the number of obstacles that need to be cleared, so as not to hurt the people who are very hostile to them but are valued by Adonis, which will cause extra problems.

By the time they avoided the piranhas that were coveting them, and walked to the clustered vines with difficulty, Thanadus' delicate robes had been torn by the flexible branches of the extremely aggressive strange willows, and the carefully combed The hair was ruthlessly torn apart, and several times it was slammed onto his face. It was covered with small spikes and was more cunning and hateful than a cowhide whip. Even if it failed to cut the skin, it still created a few eye-catching red marks .

"If this distance is longer, even if you say a hundred more words, it won't stop my plan to burn these offenders—I dare to swear to Styx, the one just aimed at the throat!"

Thanadus, who was forced to walk with difficulty by these green creatures that got in his way, complained a lot, while Hypnos' situation was slightly better than him, but he was also very embarrassed.

"All right, can't you use your dream-inducing scepter to play a little role, and let the curtain of dreams cover their hateful eyes?"

This unintentional remark awakened the sleepy god, and he took his brother's suggestion, and after he did, the journey became much easier.

But they were unwilling to stay no matter what. After going through hardships, they came to the door, and the angry god of death cut open the thick thorns, stuffed the cage roughly, and immediately turned and left.

In fact, Adonis who was locked inside was not as hysterical as they imagined.The tide followed by the ebb and flow, and the rain was followed by a sunny day. He calmly searched for a way out of this seemingly invulnerable prison—and there were probably plants infected by deep-seated anger acting on his behalf. Credit for venting emotions.

As early as when the twin gods set foot in this menacing dense forest, he had learned the news through the sight and voice of the plants. He didn't naively think that the other party was here to release him, so he just waited for the two lobbyists with cold eyes.

It was absolutely unexpected that the one thrown into the iron cage inside the house was a bright yellow harmless chick.

Adonis stared at it lying sleepily in the cage in perplexity. As a result, after the twin gods hurried away from this area of ​​multiplication that made people unwilling to stay, and turned to appease the frightened undead, the seemingly dying The chick regained its vitality in an instant, and its round body was supported by a pair of thin legs to stand vigorously. With its round mung bean eyes wide open, it stared at the plant god passionately.

It swept away the slumped eyes before it was too bright, Adonis vaguely felt a little familiar, and couldn't help asking: "Are you?"

The chick opened its beak eagerly, and the voice belonged to Hermes: "I don't want to meet again in this dangerous mausoleum! It should be said that I am very happy to see you, but I don't want to be here again!" Here I see you who have also lost your freedom."

"I think you should have known with your intelligence that my father is none other than the Lord of the Sky who is far away in Olympus. It's no wonder he lied to you from the beginning, he sent me as an envoy to you To make an invitation, but not deliberately to offend the king of the underworld. At the first moment when you refused the courtship of the incarnation of love and beauty, I knew that what you yearned for was definitely not being imprisoned in this square inch, nor flirting and singing, drowning in white softness Between the arms, but in the vast green sea farther away—"

Hermes was trapped in this narrow cage for many days that even the prototype roc was unable to conjure up, and he had already figured out the reason why Pluto was so angry that he fell into this miserable situation.

After being stunned at first, Adonis quickly reacted.

Seeing that the main god who had always treated him with teasing and teasing suddenly became so warm and amiable, he couldn't help laughing, and said bluntly without being moved by this far-fetched explanation: "Your Highness Hermes, if you want to If you fabricated the reason for captivating me in the first place to persuade me to release you from this place where you can't even stretch your wings, then it would be a waste of time."

He said with a smile: "It is absolutely impossible for me to disobey His Majesty's order."