78 – The Intent of Zeus (2)
There are many who have the power of prophecy and foreknowledge.
The prophet Prometheus.
Apollo gained the godship of prophecy by killing the giant serpent Python.
Hermes gains wisdom at the intersection of present, past and future.
Hecate predicts the future with ancient mysteries.
And Dionysus, who is in charge of the prophecies of Delphi along with Apollo, and peeps into the future with drunken visions and ecstasy.
When Zeus started to move in earnest, it was winter more than ten years ago when Dionysus prophesied.
In the dreary temple of Delphi, without followers, wine, or even pilgrims, Dionysus, drunkenly strewn about the altar where he gave an oracle, waved his hands helplessly when he saw him.
As usual in that appearance, the son wandering around Greece was drunk, and he wanted to see his father for the first time in a long time.
The moment I simply understood that and approached him to raise him up.
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Dionysus, hazy from drunkenness, rushed at him and whispered an oracle in his ear.
“The oracle of Dionysus?”
“You know. How messed up and complicated the oracle of intoxication is.”
If it hadn’t been for the divine power that passed through the blurry eyes of drunkenness, I would have just passed by thinking that the god of drunkenness was doing his own business.
No, at the moment I was about to pass over, thinking that even that divine power was a manifestation of intoxication.
As if leaving a will, Dionysus passed out, leaving only one name.
“Prometheus. Dionysus fell leaving the name of a prophet.”
Prometheus, the only god of prophecy who can truly predict the future.
A prophet above prophets, a creator above creators.
The only great giant who can see all futures is punished by being chained to a rocky mountain in the Caucasus and having his liver eaten by an eagle for stealing the fire of the gods in the past and passing it on to humans.
Zeus wanted to hear the prophecy he knew only as a condition for releasing him, but Prometheus remained silent and endured thousands of years of punishment to assert his legitimacy.
Even though Zeus visited him repeatedly to placate him and threaten him, the giant always closed his eyes and mouth.
“Even Prometheus, who was hung on the mountain, listened to Dionysus’ oracle and put down the remnants of the past for a while and interpreted it.”
“And even Prometheus?”
Hera’s eyes widened at the fact that the colossus, who had always firmly insisted that he was innocent, opened his mouth.
“Then, has Prometheus been freed?”
“No, that’s…”
Tsk, stubborn old man.
What a stubborn old man, Zeus whispered quietly.
“As much as the issue is the issue, you helped with the interpretation. He told me to stop telling him the prophecies and to be at ease.
He kept his mouth shut again.”
“Zeus, but…”
“Hera. Don’t talk any more about this.
If you keep your mouth shut even after all that, it probably means that the incident is as important as the child you care about.
How can a pilgrim who is supposed to receive a prophecy be tolerated by a prophet who cherishes the prophecy!”
When Hera tried to forgive Prometheus for helping her with such a big thing, Zeus let out a roar with even a flash of light in her eyes.
-Kwareung!
In accordance with the thunder god’s wrath, lightning bolts rushed through the skies of Olympus, and strong winds swept across Olympus Peak.
“Ugh!”
“Mi, sorry. I’m so excited…”
When Hera groaned at the divine power of the supreme god that suddenly struck everywhere, Zeus suddenly came to his senses and apologized.
Hera peeked into Zeus’s eyes at the anxiety and agitation that could not be hidden.
“Whoa… What am I talking about?”
Zeus, the highest god clad in thunderbolts and her youngest brother, often puffed up his chest pretending to be arrogant and bold, but in her eyes, she still saw the young boy trembling in fear of Cronus on Mount Lycaion.
“Keuheum, sorry. Anyway, as a reward for Prometheus-sama’s cooperation, the eagle was briefly bitten.
Please understand.”
“Anyways? What the hell is that oracle for…”
“That’s… Sorry, I don’t know.”
“…What?”
No, now.
She made her own wife, the queen of the gods, even make Styx swear.
Are you even going to tell me where the oracle came from and then shut up again?
“You really want to see the end, right?”
“Ji, calm down sister! That’s why I can’t speak!”
“If you don’t convince me before you count to ten, one of you will vacate the throne today.
King of the gods, great god Zeus.”
Zeus trembled and quickly explained to Hera, who warned him clearly rather than screaming in anger.
“Prometheus said that it is not a confirmed prophecy, but a prophecy of a nature that can change depending on interpretation at any time.
“…Well.”
He is Zeus who explains the situation as quickly as my thunderbolt.
A prophecy drawing an uncertain future.
It was truly Dionysus’ prophecy.
If only Prometheus had told Zeus to shut his mouth.
If the oracle spreads, in the worst case, not only Olympus, but all of Greece could become a crisis.
“All, but one thing is for sure, the child you are keeping an eye on is a child related to the oracle.”
Zeus was more meticulous and meticulous than Hera thought.
Well, if he had followed his father’s example of ruling by force alone, he would have been dethroned sooner or later.
However, to keep such a huge event, a prophecy that would cause even greater disruption than the Great Prophecy, even reached out to Dianes and sent her to the Forest of Heroes before she did.
“For now, it’s fortunate that he has a warm relationship with you. I thank you Hera”
“…Really?”
“I can’t lie to you.”
What is this brazen husband talking about now?
“I would really appreciate it if you could just keep your mouth shut. You are the supreme god.”
“Uh…Um…”
“Anyway, I understand your sincerity. Somehow, he must have asked Hermes, but he said it was strange that he didn’t say anything even after coming to this situation.”
“Eh, ah~ I must have known that it was me. A child you love so much. I am paying special attention to it.”
While trembling with unreasonable charms, he looked at Zeus sneaking up on him with contempt.
Hera could see why Zeus had accompanied Ares to support her hero, whom she supported, but not of her own lineage.
Her secret prophecy that she couldn’t even confide in her.
And somehow, at a young age, she won the favor of the twelve gods of Olympus and three of them, and decided that it would be better to place them under the majesty of Olympus anyway if there was an eccentric little hero who was in conflict with them.
“Knowing this now…”
“So far it’s just me, Dionysus, and Prometheus. Now there are four, including you.”
“What about Apollo?”
“Dionysus informed only me of the prophecy and immediately left Delphi.
Even the prophecy was made while drunk, so the person in question didn’t seem to remember.”
“Did you send Ares?”
“Um… In addition to your faith, the child’s disposition suggests that he would get along well with Ares.
It seems that Ares is also very interested in that child. After you, he sent you to have a good relationship with the gods you like.”
“Hmm…”
There are still a few, no, very, very many things that I am not sure about.
One thing is certain: Zeus is the god-king of Greece, and his dedication to this land is also true.
Even when she was so angry, she kept her mouth shut, because she really couldn’t confide.
I don’t know about anything else, but it wasn’t acting that I got tired of the threat to vacate the throne and go to the end instead of each room.
“Not only that, but there must be a reason why you want to train them.”
“Ugh…Kuhm, that’s right too.”
Certainly, that child’s culture, wisdom, or strength. No matter how you look at it, the child was already complete.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the child could not learn anything in the Forest of Heroes.
So, in Hera’s plan to ask Chiron’s understanding and lay the foundation by worshiping Nemesis and Eris while staying in the Forest of Heroes, Zeus went one step further and made Ares face the child.
“Again, you also agree that the child gets a career… can I see that?”
“…That’s right.”
Once there, Hera could vaguely understand Zeus’ true intentions.
Zeus was preparing something of his own.
For the sake of that mysterious prophecy that even Dionysos glossed over with drunkenness and even Prometheus refrained from talking about.
“Huh… Good. Let’s go. I also liked that kid.
I am looking forward to how much more he will show his true worth when he leaves the forest.”
“Uh… Hera?”
“Yes?”
Hera looked back with a soft smile, and Zeus’ eyes were trembling for some reason.
“So, do you like that child that much…?”
Hmm?
Catching Zeus’ reaction like a ghost, Hera hid her beautiful eyes under a smile.
“Well… If it’s none other than Nyx-sama’s son, Nemesis and Eris’ younger brother.
Isn’t it very strange?”
Why?
Hera sneakily turns around and leaves.
Zeus is at a loss for what to say.
If Hermes saw it, what kind of situation would this be?
“No, it’s not that I have other thoughts, but since you don’t have much interest in demigods…”
“Aha…? Well, it hasn’t been the seed of any supreme god for a long time. He does not forget his respect for the goddess and his attitude of coveting wisdom, but at the same time, he is a young hero with a promising future and a candidate to become the next god…
I couldn’t be bothered.”
“Would you like to stop?”
Go away! And hearing the thunderclap behind her, the Queen of the Gods descended her peak with her graceful steps.
‘Hey. Suffering is essential to those who seek ancient mysteries.’
Born to be born with an extraordinary vessel, the soul contained in that vessel also has endless possibilities.
You can overcome the small trials the queen gives you.
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“Ugh!?”
“Hey! What are you doing!?”
“Yes?”
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The fighting god’s fist, burning crimson, was unwittingly swung around, and the boy flew through the air with his black hair fluttering.
In the midst of fierce competition, the balance is suddenly broken.
The boy was hit squarely with a blow that reflexively aimed for an opening.
The boy who was thrown back and broke the rocky cliff on the other side had to worry about his life.
Nevertheless, he calmly cleared the rubble and stood up, looking up at the sky in awe.
“Turn it off, huh? What, what?”
No.
Are you doing this to happen again, something you can’t handle anymore?