Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 54: About the proposal of believing in Hades

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Helps stood on the side of the bed and shook his head at Daves solemnly.

Davers walked heavily to the bed and stared at the skinny old man.

Heraclide didn't react at all to Daves' arrival.

Daves held his right hand. It was only a bone-in-the-skin hand that was still stained with dust. Daves held it tightly without mind, and said in a deep and emotional voice: "Heracred Thank you for your contribution to Dionian! Your name will be remembered by the people of Dionian forever!!......"

Davos' words seemed to work, Heraclid slowly closed his eyes, and the sound of breathing gradually disappeared...

Herps hurried over, put his head on his chest, listened carefully, and stretched out his hand to feel the breath on the tip of his nose, and finally he shook his head and said softly: "He's gone..."

Soon, the entire courtyard crowded with people burst into tears, and all architects, craftsmen, carvers, slaves... all fell into grief.

Davers chanted in a deep pain: "Elysee Paradise is welcoming you to enter, Hades will give you shelter, you will be the guest of Hades, and build a splendid palace for his residence, whether in the world, It’s still in the sky, all preaching the great name of Heraclid..."

The little Heraclid, who was crying beside him, listened to Davers's eulogy, wiped away his tears, and thanked the consul.

Davers patted him on the shoulder cordially to show comfort, and said: "The inauguration ceremony of the Temple of Hades will be held the day after tomorrow. I need you to find the best carver immediately. Make a bust of your father within time, and he will be the first person to enter the Shrine of the Sage, for the people to worship."

This is a glorious event! Little Heraclid immediately stopped crying with excitement, thought about it, and turned to talk to another grieving man.

The man came over to salute Daves respectfully, and at the same time said excitedly: "Master Daves, my teacher is so respected by you, this is his glory! It is also the glory of all our builders and craftsmen! Me! Find the best engraver right away, and you must complete the creation of the teacher's head in two days!"

"Piasikos, I have heard Heraclid mention you many times." Daves nodded and encouraged him to say, "Heracled is gone. As his best disciple, you must not only continue Carry forward the skills he inherited, and also study new construction techniques, to bring out more outstanding students! Amendorara, Niutum, Grumentum, Crimea, Asp Rustum...wait, there will be more cities waiting for you to re-plan them in the future to build a neat, practical and beautiful city like Turey. I hope that when you are old in the future, you will be able to be like you. Like a teacher, enter the sage shrine!......"

Daves's remark made Piasikos' heart surging.

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On the way back to the city, Daves called Plycinus to listen to his sacrificial procedures and arrangements for the inauguration ceremony of the Temple of Hades.

Finally, Plessinus said: "Now all the celebrations, including the lighting of the torch, my lord, have gone through many exercises to ensure that there will be no major errors. There is only one problem that needs to be solved urgently, and we are still missing one. A priest who manages the temple."

According to the tradition of the nobility era, the consul at that time had the right to sacrifice, so he also served as the high priest. Nowadays, with Daves’ power and prestige, not to mention that he is the “favorite” of Hades, it has always been reasonable to serve as the high priest, but the priest who usually presides over the temple has been chosen by the Senate. Embarrassed.

As one of the 12 main gods in Greece, Hades is also worshipped by people, but because of his death and dark characteristics, almost no city-state built a special temple for him, so he did not have a public priest. Elder Lei proposed to invite followers of the Eleusis Secret Ceremony that had prevailed in Athens, but it was opposed by everyone. Because, the Eleusis Secret Ceremony admires Pluto’s wife Persephone and Demeter, the goddess of fertility, not Hades, but it is inappropriate to transfer the priests of other gods. The Senate has been controversial. No less. Of course, this is also related to Davers's non-commitment.

At this time, Daves didn’t seem to realize that he was the culprit of this problem, and he did not directly respond to Plycinus’s words. Instead, he looked at the senator in front of him with interest. The enemy he met at the first acquaintance turned into a political helper who cooperated with him tacitly. He admired the loyalty and unique talent shown by Plycinus: "Plycinus, presided over the construction of the Temple of Hades. , You have done well, what are you going to do next?"

Plessinus was excited, thinking that this was Daves's meritorious deeds, and immediately said: "I want to run for next year's supreme inspector!"

Davers nodded. Because he was walking, only a team of guards followed him. After seeing him, the people of Turiyi saluted him respectfully. Of course, he nodded to the people from time to time and said by the way: "The one who saluted just now The woman is a Lucaria, she believes in Asinu, and this one is a Thracian. The gods they most believe in should be Dionysus and Ares, and that one …Look, the citizens of Dionian come from all over the Mediterranean. There are hundreds of gods they worship. As the realm of Dionian continues to expand, the number of races that become Dionian citizens will also increase. The number of deities in the Nia League will also increase. Although Dionia’s powerful military power protects the lives of citizens, advanced and elegant culture will increase citizens’ sense of belonging, but here—"Daves pointed to himself He said solemnly: "But it is chaotic! Once Dionia encounters a major disaster, it may be difficult for the people to unite and tide over the difficulties. That way, all our efforts will be It was in vain!"

Since ancient times, the Greeks have always believed in multiple gods, so they rarely care about the beliefs of other races. Plesinas did not expect Daves to talk about this religious issue so seriously. Was wondering what he meant by saying this?

"Have you heard of Jews?" Davers asked suddenly.

"It seems... as if someone has said that it is... a race in Persia who is good at doing business..." Plessinas recalled diligently. The Jews at this time were not like the Jews under the peaceful rule of the Roman Empire hundreds of years later. They could freely do business and settle everywhere, and thus frequently clashed with the Greeks. Because at this time the Western Mediterranean was controlled by two peoples who were good at doing business-the Greeks and the Carthaginians, the Jews had no foothold in the Western Mediterranean, so they were less well known.

"The Jews do not only do business, they are still monotheistic, they only believe in the only god."

"The only god?!" Plessinas couldn't believe his ears. Among the many kingdoms, cities, and races in the Mediterranean, there is actually a race that only believes in one god.

"Yes, the Jews only believe in one god!" Daves gave him an affirmative answer, and said seriously: "The Jews were a weak race. They lived in Egypt at the earliest and were enslaved by the Egyptian pharaohs. Life is difficult. Until the emergence of a Jewish hero, Moses, led the Jews out of Egypt through hardships. After decades of wandering and **** killings, they finally seized the land of Canaan and established their own country. But the good times did not last long. , The Assyrians of the Mesopotamia destroyed the Jewish kingdom and escorted all the Jews to Babylon as slaves. It was not until Cyrus, the Persian king, destroyed Assyria that he released the Jews.

They returned home and rebuilt their country and religion. In this century of turbulent time in Asia, many other races that had lived next to and lived with the Jews have already perished, and the Jews have survived hardships and survived. Why? "Daves paused, giving Plessinas a time to think, and then said in a deep voice: "Because they believe in a firm belief and worship the only god, so that they will always remain united and face other more glorious ethnic civilizations. At the time, did not lose yourself and forget the roots of your race! "

Plessinus thought about what Daves said. He heard what Daves wanted to express. He hesitated and said: "My lord, the Greeks believe in many gods, Dionian's The people believe in more gods. These are traditions that have been handed down and are rooted in our blood! If... if they are forced to believe in a god, I am afraid... I am afraid that big trouble will happen!"

Seeing the worried look of Precinus, Daves smiled: "Of course I will not make such a stupid proposal, but we can take the initiative to guide the people and believe in Hades more. So that the Dionian people from all places and races can be as close as possible to each other in their souls, are you right?!"

"My lord, even if we build the Temple of Hades, the habits of the Greeks will not change easily. Go out to sea and pray to Poseidon, when doing business, you will ask Hermes, and farming will sing Demeter hymns. …The Greeks are very realistic. They pray to any gods when they need them. It is impossible to pray only to Hades!" Plycinus shook his head and said.

"The people can pray to the gods, but I hope that Hadi is a temple that can be a place to calm their souls! This is why I built a hall of heroes, shrines of sages, and wicked people in the temple of Hades. Let the Temple of Hades become a sacred place for the Dionian Alliance to promote good and punish evil, and a sacred place for people to pay tribute to and cherish the heroes of the Alliance! But this is not enough—" Daves raised his head and looked at the temple ahead. direction.