1: Trojan War
The cause of the Trojan War is said to be this:
The Greek hero Peleus wanted to marry the daughter of the sea. The goddess Thetis held a feast. All the gods on the sacred mountain of Olympia were present as relatives and friends of the woman. Eris, the goddess in charge of the dispute, felt embarrassed when she found out that she was the only one who rushed over without receiving a formal invitation. So he got a golden apple with the words "For the most beautiful" engraved on it as revenge. On the spot, three goddesses came out and claimed that they were the most beautiful. The first is the queen Hera, the sister and wife of the main god Zeus; the second is the daughter of Zeus, the wise and skillful goddess of war Athena; the third is also the daughter of Zeus , Aphrodite is in charge of love.
The three finalists are all from the first family, which shows that heaven is also a place where the most powerful officials are the most powerful. And Aunt Hera is so strong that she even dares to marry her brother, so it's no problem to compare her beauty with her daughters. The cunning and treacherous Zeus was caught in the middle, and the other male gods were even more intimidated, so they had no choice but to resort to damaging tactics, saying that only those who have nothing to do with all parties can be the most fair judge. The hot mountain was finally thrown to the Trojan prince Paris who was herding sheep in Mount Ida.
Paris has been an unlucky guy since he was a child. Although he is a prince, has white teeth and red lips, and looks talented, he was driven to the mountains by his father and brothers to herd sheep because it was predicted that Tello would be destroyed. Paris had neither power nor money, so he had no choice but to marry the forest elf CEnone. The young couple lived a happy and free life.
The three beauties are each good at winning in different situations: Hera, the queen of heaven, is dignified and beautiful, and is filled with classical beauty; Athena, the goddess of war, has large breasts and a slim waist, and her strong long legs and healthy complexion are very dynamic and explosive; Aphrodite, the goddess of love, is more provocative than a Playboy centerfold girl. If Paris were alive in modern times, of course she would know that she should come to the evening gown and swimsuit preliminaries first, then ask some boring questions like "If you were elected the most beautiful woman in the universe, what would you do for mankind?", and finally announce that the three of them were tied for the championship. . Even if it's not good enough, we have to win a few small awards such as "Miss Photogenic" and "Miss Most Fit", and then do some advertisements for slimming creams and perfumes, and sign 180 film contracts to ensure that all three ladies are satisfied. Smile broadly and achieve the so-called "three wins" state. It's a pity that Paris, the shepherd boy thousands of years ago, was a bumpkin. This "just judge" recommended by the gods immediately used his power for personal gain and engaged in corruption.
Hera promised him power and wealth, making him the master of the entire Eurasian continent; Athena's price was supreme glory and invincible military prowess; Aphrodite was straightforward When - the most beautiful woman in the world. Like any normal man or pervert, Paris decided without hesitation to trade the golden apple for the beauty.
According to legend, Aphrodite then took Paris by boat to Sparta (Sparta) and transformed into the wife of King Menelaus (Menelaus) and Queen Helen (Helen). guest of honor. Helen was what Aphrodite said was the most beautiful woman. Her beauty was so outstanding that almost all the younger generation of Greek heroes fell under her pomegranate skirt. Even when she got married, everyone swore to fight for her at any time. Among them was Pelius's son Achilles. There is a time loophole here - Pelius and Thetis just got married, and their son is already able to pick up girls? Also, why does Helen claim to be the most beautiful woman in the world? Does Aphrodite still have to screen all human beauties?
The most reasonable explanation is that Aphrodite herself was used as the original clone to clone a beautiful embryo. The clone of the most beautiful woman in the sky is of course the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris's spot turned into futures, and he had to wait more than ten years for Helen to grow up. After being tricked by the gods, he became sinister and cunning from then on.
Paris finally abducted Helen back to Troy with the help of Aphrodite. The Greeks had to go on an expedition across the sea to defend their dignity and oaths.
2: Prometheus
Prometheus is the son of Iapetus, the god of death, and the cousin of Zeus. He and Athena were very good friends and they often played together. One day Prometheus came to the earth. He saw the blue sky and the earth. Everything was so beautiful, but a little dull. He used mud and water to make some clay figures that were like gods. Athena blew on the clay figures, The clay men immediately came to life. They were the first humans.
At that time, Zeus and his brothers were at war with their father. Prometheus' mother could predict the future. She knew that Zeus would win the war, so she helped Zeus with her son.
Soon after, Zeus defeated his father Cronus and became the new master. However, he has little regard for humans and refuses to offer them the last gift - fire. But Prometheus came up with an ingenious way. He took a thick and long fennel stalk, carried it towards the approaching sun chariot, put the fennel stalk into its flame, ignited it, and then took it with him. The flickering fire returned to the earth.
Zeus was furious when he saw the fire rising in the world, and decided to take revenge on mankind. He ordered Hephaestus, the god of fire, who was famous for his craftsmanship, to build a stone statue of a beautiful woman. Athena used magic to give life to the stone statue; Hermes taught her the skills of language; Aphrodite, the god of love, gave her all kinds of seductive charms. charm. Zeus named this beautiful image Pandora, which means "woman with all gifts", because the gods gave her a gift that was harmful to mankind. He sent the young woman to the world, and she came directly to Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus, and asked him to accept the gift from Zeus. Prometheus once warned his brother not to accept any gift from Zeus on Mount Olympus but to return it immediately. However, Epimetheus forgot this warning. Pandora walked up to Epimetheus and suddenly opened the lid of the box. The disasters inside flew out like black smoke, including disease, disaster, jealousy, theft, greed, sin and so on. The only good thing left at the bottom of the box was hope, but Pandora followed the warning of the All-Father and quickly closed the lid before it could fly out, so hope was forever locked in the box. From then on, all kinds of disasters filled the earth, sky and ocean. Disease spreads among humans day and night, wreaking havoc but silently.
Zeus then took revenge on Prometheus himself by delivering his enemy into the hands of Hephaestus and two servants, nicknamed Kratos and Pi. Ya, that is, force and violence. They chained Prometheus to a cliff in the Caucasus Mountains, and Zeus sent an eagle to eat the liver of the bound Prometheus every day. No matter how much the liver is eaten, it quickly returns to its original state. He had to endure this painful torture until someone voluntarily sacrificed his life for him in the future. One day, Hercules came here looking for Hesperides. He saw the evil eagle pecking at the liver of poor Prometheus, so he took out his bow and arrow and shot down the cruel evil eagle with one arrow. Then he loosened the chains, freed Prometheus, and led him off the cliff. But in order to satisfy Zeus's conditions, Heracles left Chiron, a centaur and half-horse, on the cliff as a substitute. Chiron was an immortal god, but he was willing to die in order to free Prometheus. Finally, in order to fully implement Zeus's judgment, Prometheus must always wear an iron ring with a stone from the Caucasus Mountains on it. In this way, Zeus could proudly claim that his enemy was still chained to the cliffs of the Caucasus Mountains.