Plundering the Dao of the Immortal Journey Chapter 495: Pious and Robber
Troy City
There are still traces of a heavy rain on the stone slabs of the streets in the city, and a message quickly spread throughout the city.
"Prince Paris respected the gods, and the king rewarded the ten cows. He sacrificed all of them to the gods, and also divided the meat from the original shepherd companions and citizens."
The news caused a strong response in the city of Troy. More and more people rushed to the temple. They all wanted to witness the sacrifice of Prince Paris.
"I have sacrificed to Zeus and Athena, now it is Apollo."
The temple is surrounded by citizens watching the lively Troy, and they are all discussing whether Prince Paris will arrive as expected.
In their view, there is no need to sacrifice all ten cows.
Believe that the gods will forgive themselves, because everyone has to eat, sacrifices and go out will cause the stomach to be filled, and then the gods will have to trouble to relieve the problem, and the gain will not pay the loss.
Being a prince, Pei Ziyun has no worries about not being able to fill his stomach, but he sacrificed all his cattle to the gods. This kind of thing is still unique, at least it has not happened in Troy.
At this moment someone shouted: "Here it comes!"
On the street, Pei Ziyun humbly led the bull. The priest greeted him and asked: "Dear Prince Paris, are you sure you want to sacrifice this bull to the gods?"
Pei Ziyun replied: "Of course, I heard that if you are pleased with God, even if you are poor, you will be compensated, and even if you have more gold, if you don't fear the gods, you will get bad luck."
"Look, I am an example. It took only one day from the shepherd to the prince."
"In this case, how dare I not fear the gods?"
Everyone felt that Prince Paris was right, and they all praised each other. The priest himself slaughtered the bull with a knife, and Pei Ziyun placed the whole slaughtered bull in a tray according to the priest's order and placed it in front of the statue.
The priest silently recited a prayer in front of the statue, and then an unbelievable scene reappeared. The best part of the cow's body on the tray suddenly disappeared, as if it had never been the same.
Pei Ziyun's pupils shrank slightly, and he did not see clearly how the cow's parts were taken away by the gods, which gave him another level of understanding of the gods in this world.
It seems that supernatural power is frequently used by gods here, but I don’t know what the nature of this power is, is it the power of faith?
The priest smiled and said: "Prince Paris, God is very satisfied with your offering. Now that the sacrifice is over, you can go back."
Ancient Greek religious activities are frequent, but the rituals are quite simple and simple. Generally, only wine, grains, fruits, grease, garlands or decorations are required, but this does not harm the grandness and enthusiasm of the event.
"Zeus and Athena did not use them."
"That's right. For the gods, access is a symbol of satisfaction. It seems that Apollo is still a little favored for me, don't look at it."
"It is said that the city of Troy, currently the biggest favor is Apollo?"
Pei Ziyun went out: "Give the best remaining meat to the king and queen, as well as my brother, and distribute the rest to the citizens of Troy."
"Prince Paris, you are so generous, and the gods will always bless you." The priest said. When the people around heard Prince Paris's words, they all cheered and expressed their respect for the prince.
"Prince Paris, you are the messenger sent by the gods to the world. May your light exist with the world."
"Dear Prince Paris, how kind you are, the gods will guard you."
Pei Ziyun smiled slightly. This is the result he hopes to see. Although the reputation is invisible and intangible, it does exist and has a great influence, and he can use the reputation to complete the promotion.
"Kassandra, your brother, our prince. Although he grew up among shepherds, he is worthy of being a descendant of the great Zeus. You see how pious and princelike." A little further, a 4-wheeler The carriage was parked, and a young girl spoke to Princess Kassandra.
In ancient Greece, there were few paved roads, most of which were rugged and uneven trails. Most people traveled on foot. Only in the city did they ride on a horse-drawn carriage.
Kassandra's smile slowly closed, and she became silent without speaking. She was very contradictory. Indeed, from the performance point of view, Paris feared the gods, loved the father and the eldest brother, and treated her younger brother very much. Friendly and impeccable performance.
But this made her even more puzzled.
What caused the gods to drop the oracle in the first place, saying that Paris would destroy Troy. Take the current Paris for example, there is no act or plan to destroy Troy at all.
Not only did not destroy Troy, but his words and deeds were also liked and loved by the people. Since internal factors are impossible, it can only be external factors that destroy Troy.
But Paris has always been a shepherd in Mount Ida, and barely has any contact with the outside world. Such people say they have contact with the outside world, and she doesn't even believe it.
"What caused the destruction of Troy?" Princess Cassandra pondered.
At this time, after dividing the meat, Pei Ziyun went out, but the direction was not to go back, but to leave the city.
The girl asked again: "What's wrong, where is he going?"
"Poor girl, another person who fell in love with Paris." Cassandra watched Pei Ziyun go out of the city, and said casually: "Go to Mount Ida to meet Onone."
"Who is Onone? Is it the shepherdess?" The girl who had just praised Pei Ziyun asked nervously, already showing some hostility.
"No, I heard she is the daughter of the river god." Cassandra replied.
"The daughter of the river god?" The girl covered her mouth and exclaimed.
Cassandra ignored it, just thoughtful.
According to the pedigree, the royal family’s bloodline is chased by Zeus and the sea goddess Electra (electra), and then married the river gods of the Semois and Scamanders, and married them. The daughter, it is said that the blood of Aphrodite and eos, the goddess of dawn, is mixed in between. It can be said that it is common for the royal family to get married with the gods or their descendants.
Cebren, the river god, is not a noble god. Its daughter's blood is matched with Paris, and it is not too prominent. The most important thing is that she has no power in the kingdom and will not attract suspicion. Said it is the most suitable spouse.
In Kassandra's view, Paris had just become a prince and couldn't wait to marry Onone instead of finding a princess, which shows that Paris has no strong ambitions.
Such a person said that he would bring Troy destruction. If it weren't for the oracle, Kassandra would not believe anything.
Ida Mountain·Thatched House
Built in a thatched cottage on the halfway of Mount Ida, the scenery is beautiful, the wind blows through the mountains and forests, the leaves are "swooshing", and it looks very quiet.
There was no one in the thatched house, only Onone was sitting alone. She stroked a binaural clay pot and said with a sad smile: "I bought this with you to hold it. Oil and water."
In ancient Greece, most goods, especially oil or wine, were transported in this large clay pot called amphora, which is also inseparable from the family.
"This sheepskin is the wild sheep I killed with you. What a proud wild sheep. It was killed. We had a meal. You said that you have never eaten such good food."
"And this, the clothes I sew for you, I borrowed needles and threads from the fairy."
Like the nightmare of Onone, he took out the items with Paris, counting one by one, remembering one by one.
Then, Onone stared blankly, and burst into tears: "The flying bird tells me, Paris, you have become a prince, will you come back?"
"I had a terrible dream. I dreamed that I was the only one guarding the hillside and saw my name engraved on the bark of many trees. I didn't feel happy, but choked."
"There is also a white poplar. You carved a line on the tree: If Paris hates Onone, the Kebrun River will flow back."
"Looking at this inscription, I couldn't help crying, Kebrun, my father, go back quickly, Paris hated his Onone before he was alive."
"I couldn't make a sound while crying in my dream."
Onone said, only after finishing speaking, a voice came from the door: "Onone, this dream will not come true, because I have already returned."
Ononee looked and saw Paris standing at the door, wearing a white waistband, a bronze belt, and a dagger. She was no longer a shepherd at all, but she smiled and looked at herself. She burst into tears. Laughing, ran over happily, threw herself into Paris's arms, and only listened to her murmur: "Paris, I thought you would never come back."
"Why?" Pei Ziyun said: "I promised in front of the gods~IndoMTL.com~The goddess of love also blessed me and witnessed our love."
"Paris, I'm just worried you won't come back."
"Don't worry, Onone, I am back now?"
"You have to make sure that you will never leave me behind." Onone said.
"Well, I promise, as long as I am still a mortal, I will not abandon you—I sacrificed ten cows to the gods and brought some beef to you."
I lit the fire and roasted the beef, and Ononey was on Pei Ziyun. Listening to the story in the city, he murmured: "Ten cows can breed calves, and within a few years they can become calves. A group, you dedicated all the cattle to the gods, what about life?"
"My dear Onone, don't worry, there will be wealth." Pei Ziyun is indeed not worried. In this era, robbers are not a shameful job, but one of the hero's chief duties.
Perhaps Greece itself is poor and there are few suitable arable land, so trade and pirates prevail. One-handed trade and one-handed pirates are behaviors of many cities, let alone heroes.
Those heroes admired by the gods and praised by the city-states, which one is not a robber? On the contrary, people who are not good at fighting and robbery will be despised. This is a world and era that is completely opposite to Da Xu's morals.
After the great Hercules completed his great work, he invited the king of Aegina, Peleus, and Telamon to conquer Troy and kill Laomedon and him. His son robbed the princess Hesione to marry the Ramon as his second wife, and allowed her to redeem one person from the captives to be free.
The young Podarkes was selected. This is the current king Priam, killing his father and marrying his daughter. No wonder the king is full of revenge in his heart and supports the war with the Greeks.
Pious and robbers, heroes admired by God, how can you go against the world's way?