[Greek mythology] The troubles of Adonis

Even if the most innocent and just judge is called, it is difficult to judge whether it is more terrible to step on the tail of a cold viper, or to provoke a hungry lion.In the lottery that determined the dominion of the three brothers, even if Hades, the elder brother who got hell, knew that the lottery had been tampered with by his younger brother, he just accepted the arrangement silently, just as the God King expected. Generally living in a simple way, ignoring everything in the upper world.

This hidden balance was completely broken at this time.

Once the silent Pluto is repeatedly touched against the scales, he will implement the plan as quickly as thunder, and silently wipe out all the culprits who have ever coveted him.

First, with the help of Ares, who was fascinated by lead arrows and cursed by the goddess of conspiracy, Aphrodite, who was defenseless against her loyal lover, was removed, and then Thanadus, the god of death, was sent to secretly capture Aphrodite because of hearing about Olympus. The lover left behind by the god king who left in a hurry due to the uproar that suddenly rose up, scraped off the remaining white liquid between her legs with the peacock tail feather that symbolizes the queen of heaven, and left it on the exposed ground, stretching out his greedy hands to her over and over again. As soon as Adonis' earth mother woke up from her deep sleep, she was caught off guard and found that she had conceived for no reason.

Zeus was involved in a lot of calculations for a while, even though he was eloquent, he was also very busy at this time: on the one hand, the god of love and beauty who fell suddenly, and her broken godhead was hurt by the god of war Ari who killed the killer for no reason. So that he and his ex-lover's beloved son Eros became like fire and water, not to mention the goddess Hera who was happy to see the success secretly helped and fanned the flames; on the one hand, Gaia, the goddess of the earth, was furious He really couldn't say anything to him, so he could only avoid it, but she was already strong enough to fight against him, and her temper became more and more violent. Her anger became more and more out of control. The great shame and humiliation on her body did not hesitate to cause the earth to shatter and disasters occurred frequently, the people were devastated, and the corpses were strewn across the field; on the one hand, the daughter of the newly promoted sommelier made frequent mistakes at the banquet, but she liked to speak wild words, accidentally offending the always lonely and cold Artemis, one of the three virgin goddesses, ruined her face and cried to him all day long...

Compared with the life of the distracted God King, the Pluto who planned all this is much smoother and happier.

Styx, who was an eyesore and caused a catastrophe, was sent by him to the human world the next day to supervise the construction of the new temple of the Queen of the Underworld by the artisans borrowed from the sculpture god Hephaestus.However, Styx was reluctant at first, but when he arrived, things went smoothly. Not only did he win the favor of the gentle and dexterous widower because of the sparkle of inspiration, he also worked very hard in urging him, and the process progressed by leaps and bounds.

What satisfies him most is that what he thought was going to take over the raging flames of Adonis after the concealment was exposed, but what actually ushered in was a gentle breeze.Although he still maintains an unsmiling majesty and aloofness on the surface, when he handles official duties, his expression is as soft as all gods of the underworld can see, not to mention his previous concentration, and from time to time, he will go to comfortably belong to the underworld with a hint of love. After the throne glanced.

He once abandoned Orpheus, who was good at writing beautiful poems, but now it is time to consider letting a talented poet see this picture with his own eyes, so as to write a good article for the loving Pluto couple.

"There are a lot of dead souls that have entered the Hades recently," Adonis was completely unaware that the serious-looking Pluto was already distracted, and he patiently used his power to help sort out the trembling souls, and asked curiously: "What happened outside?" What? Is it because the unpious king offended the majesty of the gods and caused the severe punishment of war and plague, or did the king of gods fall into the love debt of some important goddess?"

Since Hermes suffered a big loss in the hands of Hades, he cunningly deceived Zeus's promise and relieved him of the responsibility of extraditing the dead.Because Olympus has temporarily no gods who are willing to deal with the gods who are not close to them to volunteer, this vacancy for the priesthood has always been idle by default, until the gods of Hades took the parents in Adonis as a matter of course. on the head.

The unfortunate souls whimpered gratefully, their tongues were no softer than their dead bodies, their clothes were completely wet by the black water of the Acharon River, and their hair hung greasy.No relatives in dark mourning clothes mourned the funeral, and no black goat was offered as a sacrifice to the respected Pluto. It was not because they did not fear the gods, but the poor relatives also suffered misfortune in this catastrophe and were buried in scorched earth.

The ferryman, Charon, was dissatisfied that he couldn't get the ferry money he wanted, so he naturally ignored them who had just come to the Land of Rest and were about to go to trial, and let them wander around in distress.On the contrary, the compassionate Queen of the Underworld moved her heart of compassion and was willing to take action to appease these helpless newcomers, which also invisibly lightened the burden on the other Underworld Gods.

Hades put down the official document logically, and turned to look: "The last one."

Adonis just guessed casually based on his understanding of the gods of Olympus. He didn't want to touch the truth, so he couldn't help but smiled in surprise: "Could it be that he angered the one in charge of fertility?"

Hades said succinctly: "It is the more prominent Earth Mother."

Adonis was taken aback: "This is not the style of a god king."

Zeus, for all his amorousness, was wise in choosing his lovers, never involving gods beyond his control.Just like the incarnation of Aphrodite, who he covets so much, but always fears that she will be transformed by the flesh and blood of Uranus, he does not really have sex with her; he covets the beauty of Artemis, the daughter of Moon and Hunting, but in She did not hesitate to make a vow to Styx River to never marry and remain chaste for life; not to mention that he repeatedly tried to rob her, and after discovering that the prey had been protected by his elder brother, he cunningly pretended nothing had happened.

This time, it would be too strange to rashly offend the Earth Mother, who has always been indisputable.

Adonis' confusion didn't last long. As he became more aware of Pluto's foresight and foresight, he immediately connected this abnormality with it.He smiled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, there must be your handwriting in it."

"really."

Hades didn't deliberately hide it from him at first, seeing that he had already noticed, the old god explained the part of his participation concisely on the spot.

Adonis was amazed when he heard it, and praised Pluto's ingenuity without hesitation, and finally said: "I should add a resourcefulness to your glamorous and luxurious crown. One day you can spread the fame of eliminating evil and protecting the weak, and you will be more worthy of praise than the goddess who likes to boast of her achievements and claims to be the incarnation of justice."

Hades readily accepted the compliment from his lover, and even slightly raised the corners of his lips and said, "You and I are one, and you have a share in the good reputation."

The only people who made him feel pity were those people who were innocently involved.However, blind listeners and blind believers often help the evildoers. They built temples for the perpetrators, offered sacrifices, and exchanged for wealth and honor through flattery. Wouldn't it be encouraging for the debauchery to be engraved as a model of virtue for future generations? Indulging sinners to do whatever they want?However, he regards obtaining a fair judgment and a peaceful long-term residence after death as a natural right, and has never given birth to the slightest gratitude.

——Only with more offerings and pious beliefs can we be worthy of His Majesty Pluto, who is diligent in government affairs, never exaggerated, and has a broad mind.

Adonis took it for granted.