081 Myth and legend! 】
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Although Zhang Xiao didn't know what the trial was, there was no doubt that it must have some connection with this temple. It was not difficult to guess, otherwise the door would not bring him here.
At first, he thought he was facing some divine beast and monster, just like the carved warriors and heroes on the door, but soon he changed his view. Perhaps he was facing a certain god, perhaps a true god who had fallen for many years, or perhaps an incarnation or something like that.
It was not until he saw the sculpture in front of him that was completely unweathered but covered with cracks that he realized that he was wrong, and was outrageously wrong.
Click, click, click!!
"I should have thought of this island, this labyrinth is like a temple, and the statue of a goddess wearing a strong and sharp stern." Zhang Xiao murmured to himself, "The maze tests wisdom, armed forces represent force, the goddess of wisdom and military that rule the Mediterranean...Palas Athena!"
Zhang Xiao turned his gaze to the "silhouette" in front of him, and looked at the beauty he knew in front of him with appreciation. Even if it was just a stone statue, it had a mortal beauty that made people unable to take their eyes off.
But of course, this is not a goddess' sculpture, and it cannot be a goddess' temple.
As one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, it is said that even Zeus was afraid of his goddess of wisdom and force. How could he let the temple be deserted?
After entering the system world, Zhang Xiao no longer dared to listen to myths and legends as stories. He even suspected that those gods were trialists who had escaped from the system.
Those gods may still exist now, in a "god realm" that is out of the control of the system, such as... Mount Olympus?
Back to the topic, Zhang Xiao was of course a hindsight. He didn't think so far at first, and he didn't even recognize the temple as a Greek-style building, but when he saw this "silhouette", he knew all this.
The statue in front of me is amazingly beautiful, and has extremely unique and unique characteristics - the terrifying snake that is terrifying even if it is just carved!
This is a feature that is only known as the three sisters Gorgon. The amazing master identity in front of me, even the stone statue is beautiful, must be Medusa, the youngest among the three sisters Gorgon.
"No wonder the hall is full of mechanisms, no wonder the temple outside is built like a maze. It turns out that this island is a cage, the place where Medusa is imprisoned... and she is probably my trial target." Zhang Xiao looked at the sculpture in front of him and sighed long, "It's really ironic. Is it a banshee who can petrify others but is petrified in this Athena's temple? Is it a trophy for Athena?"
Click! Click! Click!!
The cracks in the sculpture became louder and denser. Zhang Xiao looked at the ceiling that was still falling behind him, and he was really helpless. It seemed that this mechanism was going to destroy all the floors of the temple, which felt that it also ruined his life.
Kakka,
Zhang Xiao looked helplessly at the sculpture in front of him, as if it was about to break and crack at any time. He stretched out his hand to touch the cracks, all of which were the same as the texture of the stone. But he even knew that the sculpture was most broken on the surface, and the one inside would never break like a stone.
That is the legendary snake banshee that can petrify people with just eye contact!
Sure enough, the first thing that fell off the stone fragment was the statue's delicate neck. After the whole gray stone piece fell, you could see the beautiful neck as creamy as snowy as it was. The dazzling color made Zhang Xiao subconsciously reach out and stroke it.
When she really met, Zhang Xiaocai was slightly stunned and came to her senses. The warm and smooth touch on her fingers showed that this was definitely a creature with body temperature, and she had indeed recovered her vitality.
Although this is a bit incredible, it will not make Zhang Xiao stunned.
What really made him trance was that he couldn't help but remember that in mythology, the hero Boltsius (also known as: Passius) cut off Medusa's head in his sleep - the only mortal among the three Gorgon sisters who are not immortal; this is so similar to the scene in front of him.
Since Medusa was petrified, it was like falling asleep? The neck was first restored to flesh and blood, so it could naturally be cut off. Moreover, the neck was first restored to flesh and blood, which may not be a reminder.
"Do you want to take advantage of the present?" Zhang Xiao hesitated, but the nails on his fingers were already long and rubbing left and right around his delicate neck.
Time is not long, and the fragments quickly spread upwards. What is about to be liberated is the most terrifying thing about the snake banshee - the eyes!
Zhang Xiao closed his eyes and took a deep breath, but still put down his hand. Of course, he was not because the other party was a beauty, but because it was really strange here, and the strangeness was often accompanied by conspiracy. He was too familiar with this conspiracy aura!
"In the mythical hero Boltsius killed Medusa, cut off her head and offered it to Athena, so that Athena could ascend him to heaven and become the patron saint of Perseus. Athena inlaid Medusa's head on her shield, gained the Shield of Medusa, and possessed the power of Medusa petrification..."
"The legendary Athena was wearing a sharp edge when she jumped out of Zeus's head, holding a shield in her hand, and that shield had no name..."
"Legendly, Medusa was Athena's priest, but she had sex with the sea god Poseidon in Athena's temple, which led to Medusa being cursed by Athena to become a snake banshee, and even Boltsius killing Medusa..."
"In the legend, Poseidon and Athena had a dispute over the name of Athens, but in the end, Poseidon lost a big loss and was forced to give in to Athena..."
Zhang Xiao murmured to himself, but the man turned to another direction. There was now only a closed stone wall, but Zhang Xiao knew that behind it was... the ocean.
"Can it be that killing Medusa will attract Poseidon? It's too difficult..." Zhang Xiao frowned and said to himself, but he always felt a little unexplained doubtful, "No, it's impossible. Even if it really attracts Poseidon, why don't you come sooner or later, and wait for me to kill Medusa before he comes?"
Zhang Xiao narrowed his eyes, and his thumb nails gently stroked across his eyebrows, "Can he not come or don't know? Or... someone stopped him, was it... Athena?"
When Zhang Xiao saw the myth about Medusa, he felt that Boltsius was just Athena's pawn, and Athena and Poseidon were the real chess players. This is Athena's temple. Could it be that this was the trap she set? Or was it the pawn that forced Poseidon to give in?
"No, what else is wrong!" Zhang Xiao thought about the myths carefully, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed.
Regarding Medusa's myth, it is not appropriate to say that the battle between Athena and Poseidon is behind it, because the figures of Zeus, Hades and other twelve main gods of Olympus are hidden in the myth.
For example, Boltsius's identity, he is Zeus's son, and he can escape after killing Medusa because he received the invisible hat given by Hades, a pair of flying shoes given by Hermes, a leather bag given by Athena and a advice.
Think about it, Athena's leather bags and advice seemed perfunctory no matter how you look at it, but the remaining few people really gave great help.
The two gods were one of the twelve main gods of Olympus, and they all had a close relationship with one god - the god king Zeus! Their relationship with Zeus is well known. Hades is Zeus' brother, the main god in charge of the underworld, Hermes is the messenger and the god of merchants, but like Borsius, He is also the son of Zeus, and Borsius is Zeus's will!
It is impossible to say that Zeus is not connected in series.
"No, it's not Athena, it's Zeus. Yes, Zeus, in this story, there is also a hidden chess player, the god king Zeus!" Zhang Xiao gradually understood, "No wonder I think it's weird there. This is not Athena's temple at all. How can there be a god who uses his statue as a pillar? This is probably the place Zeus used to imprison Medusa! It's just to differentiate Athena and Poseidon!"
Zhang Xiao gradually clarified his ideas.
"Medusa was Athena's priest. In ancient Greece, the priest actually defaulted to being the divine clone of a certain period of time. She had sex with Poseidon, whether true or false, it means that Athena and Poseidon were very close during that period."
"And Athena's shield was originally part of her body, and was born with her from Zeus's head. This kind of thing cannot be embedded with external objects, but it can be perfectly embedded with Medusa's head. It can be seen that Medusa is indeed Athena's clone."
"The battle between Athena and Poseidon is ridiculous. In mythology, Poseidon was demoted to earth for the sake of the throne of the God King Zeus. How could he offend his potential allies again?"
"Borseus killed Medusa should be due to Zeus' instruction. Legend has it that the three sisters of Gorjo lived on the island, which was under Poseidon's nose. In this case, the clone was also killed. First, it was to reflect Zeus's strength and Poseidon's weakness, and second, it was probably to hit Athena."
"So... Isn't this the same thing to give Medusa's head back to Athena and let her take back the petrified power of her clone... Isn't this an upgraded version of a red date? This method is completely unharmed for Zeus, the god king who once overthrew his father's rule."
"And Hades, as the Lord of the Underworld, who is the king of the sky has no effect on him at all. The only reason he took action is for chaos. The chaos of Mount Olympus will also cause chaos on the ground, and chaos brings war, and war leads death..."
"Yes, that's right, it's the war, the battle of Troy, the war that had been fighting for more than ten years!"
"Poseidon was demoted to the mortal world and built the walls of Troy with the help of Apollo. Poseidon was naturally the god who stood firmly behind Troy, and behind the Greeks, the goddess Athena was naturally standing."
"Zeus succeeded, and he eventually led to the break between Athena and Poseidon!"
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Chapter completed!