The god-like Heracles frowned. His originally burly figure looked as short as an ant against the statue of Hera. But when he held the statue high, the statue seemed to have become one with him, as tall as a mountain. Like the giant Atlas holding up the sky, the Thracian soldiers collectively knelt under him, not knowing whether they were worshiping Hera or Hercules.
New beliefs begin to be born from now on, just like in the Mahabharata when Krishna lifted up Mount Nizu and defeated Indra, the emperor of heaven, new beliefs began to emerge.
"Hercules!"
"Hercules!"
"Hercules!"
Suddenly, someone in the crowd raised their arms and called out the name of a new god, and the originally calm sea of people began to boil again.
Hercules is Hercules.
In mythology, Hercules, as the son of Zeus, is the strongest of the demigod heroes, possessing the power to support the entire sky.
In Greek mythology, it is the Titan Atlas who supports and separates heaven and earth. He is called the god who holds the sky, and Hercules is called Hercules. .
In order to complete the last task of the Twelve Heroes, Hercules stole the golden apples according to Zeus's will. At the suggestion of Prometheus, Hercules supported the sky instead of Atlas and asked Atlas to help. Stealing the golden apple, this act of raising the sky ultimately created the reputation of Hercules.
The gods of Olympus are all descendants of the Titans, so when Hercules can support the sky like the Titans, it actually explains the identity of Hercules.
Ordinary mortals support their families, as the backbone of parents, wives and children. Heroes can become the pillars of a city-state or country. When they can support the burden of the entire world, they will inevitably be regarded as gods by people.
Amphiasios looked up at Hercules. At this time, he already believed that Hercules was the son of Zeus. Even in modern times, if there is a person who can hold the Statue of Liberty in the United States with great arrogance, it would be Superman or Ultraman. A god on earth like Mann.
He listened to everyone's cheers, and the title of Hercules blurted out, but it made him feel a strange feeling. If this was the future name of Hercules, then it would be too shabby.
The gods of Olympus all have their own divine names, including their vocations and fields. For example, Athena is the patron saint of Athens and the goddess of war and wisdom. Hera is the queen of heaven and the goddess of marriage and fertility. .
No matter which god has his or her own vocation, it is strange that Heracles is only the god of Hercules. Among the gods of Olympus, at the top of the gods is Zeus, the king of gods, followed by the twelve main gods, followed by secondary gods such as Hebe, the goddess of youth, and Cupid, the god of love, followed closely by Nymphs with godhood and gods who did not live in Olympus, such as Cebelin, the Trojan river god.
The third category of gods is the mortal heroes who were given eternal life by Zeus and became constellations shining in the night sky, such as Gemini and Aquarius. There are temples dedicated to them in the world, but strictly speaking, they are not gods.
Just like the Titan Atlas that supports the sky, as a Titan who was condemned by Zeus, even he has the title of God Supporting the Sky. Because the Titans who resisted Zeus' rule in the past were all expelled from the gods by Zeus, their status as gods is in Schrödinger's state.
Before Amphiathios could recall it, he saw William smiling at him. He thought for a moment and then asked, "Why, Heracles is the god of Hercules."
Gods all have priesthoods. Gods without priesthood are generally Titan gods who resisted the rule of Zeus and were expelled from the gods by Zeus. The most famous one is Prometheus, who was punished by Zeus and tortured forever in the Caucasus Mountains. , what is the difference between this title and those rebels who resisted Zeus?
"Don't you think the name Hercules is very appropriate?" William said vaguely, pretending not to understand what Amphiathios said.
The reason why Hercules is Hercules, who can be blamed, is not because Hercules offended Hera, accomplished twelve feats in the world, and offended a lot of gods.
Everyone knows that Zeus likes the most
Huan's son is Hermes, his favorite daughter is Athena, his least favorite son is Ares, followed by Hercules.
In mythology, Hercules had already become a god in prehistoric times, but in reality Hercules was just a mortal. His legend spread in many Greek city-states, but it was not upgraded to a myth, perhaps because His presence could create a whole new myth, not just of Hercules, but of him as well.
"Then how long will he keep lifting it?" Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of William's mouth, Amphiazius stopped being persistent and began to ask Hercules who was holding the statue of Hera.
"I don't know, maybe he won't lift anymore when he gets tired."
Because of the existence of the horse charm, William was not worried about Hercules damaging the statues. In ancient Greece, or any ancient time, political power and divine dogs were inseparable. Religion guaranteed the legitimacy of secular power, even if He is a tyrant, and he is chosen and favored by the gods.
In mythology, Athena likes to care for brave heroes most. Whether it is Hercules, Perseus, or Kratos, the god of war from another world, Athena's favor and help are crucial to the growth of heroes. .
"Then how do you arrange for me and them?" Amphiathios then asked.
"Hercules, King of kings, King of all Greece, you Amphiaceus, King of Argos, King Thetiscalydon..."
Although the world has not yet been successfully conquered, William has already begun to divide the feudal states in advance, just like dividing pork, dividing everything clearly.
"Can I also be a king?" Anphiasios had an expression of joy on his face, mixed with surprise and disbelief.
"Why can't you be a king? Everyone can be a king. Hercules has become one now."
William did not think that enfeoffment and unification were mutually antagonistic. In China, except for the Qin Dynasty, which completely implemented the system of prefectures and counties, all dynasties in China had a unified system of prefectures and counties and a system of enfeoffment in parallel.
There are so many large and small city-states in the Mediterranean region. If the enfeoffment system in China was unified under the arrangement of the Zhou royal family, then in Greece, it was a big cat giving birth to kittens, with the local city-state as the core and colonial derivatives in the surrounding areas. Many city-states emerged.
When the child city-state grows up and the kitten becomes fertile, the kitten will become a new big cat and continue to give birth to kittens.
There was only one Athens in the whole of Greece, with less than 50,000 citizens. It was already a "superpower" that could overwhelm Sparta, which was full of martial virtue.
Once a small city-state is established, it will soon break away from the control of the mother-state and become a completely independent city-state politically and economically. Its power will also be taken over by the citizens' assembly of its own city-state, and then a king or consul will be produced.
The relationship between the mother state and the child state is like the relationship between the big cat and the kitten. They are both independent individuals.
Greek city-states were not only small in size, but it was normal for them to have tens of thousands of citizens. Large city-states like Athens and Sparta, with between 40,000 and 50,000 citizens, were exceptions.
Of course, this does not mean that there is no relationship between the mother state and the child state. The link between this kind of city-state with the same origin is culture, including religious beliefs, customs, and language. Large city-states have differences in international diplomacy with small city-states. Considerable influence.
Therefore, the two large city-states of Athens and Sparta actually dominate Greece. Aristotle said in his book "Politics" that if a city-state has more than 100,000 citizens, then the city-state It was no longer a city-state, but an empire.
The combined number of citizens of the two city-states of Athens and Sparta was the prototype of an empire.
"Heracles wanted to avenge his wife and children against the King of Athens, Eurystheus, which meant that he had to challenge Athens, the strongest country in Greece, and the only one who could compete with Athens was Sparta, so We must get Spartan help."
In reality, the patron saint of Sparta is Apollo and Artemis. In the film and television world, the patron saint of Sparta is generally set as Ares. In the game, the patron saint of Sparta is Kratos, the god of war, but in the in myths and legends
The patron saint of Sparta is Heracles.
Because Hercules is the ancestor of the Spartan royal family, in other words, the Spartan royal family is his direct descendant, so there seems to be nothing wrong with Heracles going to Sparta to bring in reinforcements.
Just enough to give the Kingdom of Sparta one more ancestor.
