Greece: Age of Ascension

Chapter 182 The Little Trick of the God of Foresight (Two in One)

For an artist, there is nothing more exhilarating than a work that transcends its predecessors.

Prometheus is not a qualified artist, but he can't help his ambition to be higher than the sky, and he always wants to make achievements in some aspects.

Just like creating people.

Zeus entrusted him with the mission of creating human beings, so as to decorate the earth and make the world prosperous.

Of course, people are made, and other things are simply transformed together.

Therefore, he summoned Epimetheus, the god of hindsight, and asked him to act with his brother.

Prometheus, of course, has nothing to do with it, and the two brothers are ready to mold the image out of clay.

But the creation of life should not be the product of random kneading, so the best soil is needed.

The two crossed the mountains and found suitable clay in Panopius of Phocis in Greece; it is also said that the two brothers traveled all the way east to Asia Minor, and finally found it in the fertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates. suitable soil;

In short, there are many sayings, and it has long been impossible to be sure.

But it turned out that the god of vision found a river with a slimy bank, the mud and minerals in the bank were exactly what Prometheus wanted in terms of consistency, texture, durability, and color.

"I think the soil quality here is very good, but if you want to make dead things spiritual, you need to use something else."

The god of hindsight scratched his head, blinking his eyes blankly: "For example? It's best not to be secretive, brother Prometheus."

The divine way of foresight: "Need the saliva of Zeus, it can give all things spiritual brilliance."

So, the two went to the king of the gods and asked him to give them his saliva.

Zeus was very generous. He turned into a condor and flew up to the sky, and spit out his saliva in a low-lying place. Immediately, there was enough saliva of God left here.

The gods of the first sense and the gods of the latter began to mix the clay so that it could be molded.

The two knead the clay into a sausage shape, tearing, twisting or twisting; sometimes crushing, sometimes covering with soil; kneading and stretching, digging and pinching.

The two brothers quickly created a series of works, and fabricated many wild animals with strange shapes.

Because of the mixture of God's saliva, the creatures made of clay are spiritual and can move and jump lively, but they are still made of clay.

"Next, they need to be given flesh and blood."

The two came to ask Zeus for help. At that time, the king of the gods was comforting Athena. Seeing the arrival of the two brothers, he immediately raised his trousers and tidied his clothes in a panic.

Athena also wiped the corners of her mouth in shame, pursing her lips tightly.

The god of foresight has long understood the absurdity of Zeus, but he did not ask too many questions, but said: "Great Zeus, you are an eagle soaring high in the sky, please let us give flesh and blood to the creation, and allow them to survive in nature."

Zeus nodded, looking very calm. In fact, he felt very uncomfortable. He glanced at Athena next to him and said, "I think the god of wisdom and war can help you, but if you want to survive in nature, you have to ask nature The incarnation of the earth, the opinion of Hera, the queen of heaven."

When the two heard the words, they looked at each other, Epimetheus asked Hera, and Prometheus took Athena to give flesh and blood to the creation.

But Athena didn't have this ability, but Zeus arranged it, so she could only do it.

She pursed her lips tightly and was thinking about what to do when she caught a glimpse of the puddle next to her and couldn't help thinking about it.

Since the saliva of Zeus can make the dead give birth to spirits, can his seeds turn the soil into flesh?

Thinking of this, she decided to give it a try, opened her mouth, took a deep breath, and suddenly a gust of wind, mixed with light rain, spread over all the clay sculptures.

In the next second, the cold and dry clay dolls changed instantly. They had hair, flesh and blood, and became cheerful and lively.

At the same time, Epimetheus also found Hera, the queen of heaven, and told her why he came.

Knowing that this was an order from Zeus and that it was still business, Hera did not refuse.

"Nature is cruel. If you want to survive in nature, you must have special talents and instincts. I will give these instincts to you and remember to allocate them well."

Epimetheus nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and Hera gave him a little bit of starlight.

The starlight was as small as a bean, exuding silver brilliance, surrounding Epimetheus, like fireflies all over the sky, looking very sacred.

The god of hindsight arrived at the land with these incomparable talents. First, he saw a lion huddled in the grass. This guy had sharp fangs and a tall physique, but he was so cowardly.

"You should have courage in order to be successful."

In an instant, a bit of starlight fell and fell on the body of the lion. From then on, the lion had the courage to face everything.

Next, Epimetheus encountered a rabbit being chased by a fox, but it ran very slowly and was caught within two strokes.

The god of hindsight shook his head, "You run so slowly, why come out to mess around?"

Immediately, a little starlight fell on the rabbit, and the rabbit gained the ability to run fast.

The little poor boy who was held down by the fox just now struggled to escape from the clutches of the fox, and ran away without a trace.

Epimetheus was about to leave satisfied, but the fox stopped him, "Great God, you made it so gifted, but I will starve because I can't catch food, so I can only wait to die."

Seeing what it said was pitiful, the god of hindsight couldn't help being moved with compassion, and gave the other party a little starlight, saying: "This is my negligence, since this is the case, in order to keep you alive, I will give you cunning wisdom, Allows you to catch food and hide from predators."

So, from then on, foxes began to become cunning, and it was often difficult to catch them.

I thought this would be the end of the matter, but not long after, the eagle came to the door again, "Great god, you gave me wings to fly high, but I fly too high, and I often can't see objects clearly, especially That cunning fox has learned to pretend.

I can't tell if it's a fox or a stone at all, so I might be extinct. "

As he spoke, the eagle wept around Epimetheus, and the god of afterthought moved his heart of compassion again, "Okay, okay, don't cry anymore, I will give you sharp eyesight again, I hope you Can make good use of it."

Another starlight fell on the eagle, and from then on the eagle's eyesight became incomparable.

In this way, Prometheus walked away all the way, and many animals came to pray for him.

The god of hindsight distributed his talents to everyone, and when he saw the god of foresight, he was teaching human beings to speak.

Seeing his younger brother, Prometheus showed joy on his face, and quickly pulled him over, "Brother Epimetheus, I have been waiting so hard for you."

He held the hand of the god of hindsight, pointed at the human beings in front of him, and said: "Look at them, they have the appearance of gods and intelligence, but because they are made of clay, they cannot have the physique of gods.

In other words, they have a hard time surviving.What talent do you bring to them? ? "

Hearing his brother's question, the god of hindsight immediately froze, because he had already distributed all his talents along the way, and when it was the turn of these humans, he had nothing to give.

Seeing his younger brother's embarrassment, Prometheus couldn't help but thump in his heart, "Didn't you cause some trouble again?"

"I've divided all my talents!" Epimetheus scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, regretting in his heart, but every animal needs to have a skill in order to survive in nature.

The god of foresight was almost pissed off, "These humans are the protagonists. They have the appearance of gods. They should be the eldest sons of gods.

But you left them no inheritance. "

He pointed at his younger brother bitterly, not knowing what to say.

And how weak are the human beings at this time?

They want to catch food, but the rabbit runs too fast and the lion is too fierce. In the end, they can't catch anything, they can only be hungry, or find some wild fruits to satisfy their hunger.

However, it is a pity that many wild fruits are also toxic. Because they cannot be distinguished, many people have suffered from food poisoning and died.

What's worse is that at night, the wild beasts come out at night, because they can't see the light and run slowly, human beings become the food of the wild beasts.

The chaotic shouts were miserable, and Prometheus broke out in a cold sweat when he heard it, "The firstborn son of God should not be treated like this. If things go on like this, they will definitely be extinct!"

"Then what should we do?" Epimetheus was bewildered. He couldn't imagine Zeus's expression on the face of the race that had given him high hopes to be extinct after spending so much effort. It should be very scary.

The god of foresight sighed, having such a younger brother on the table is really embarrassing him enough, but he can't just sit back and let it go.

"I'm going to ask Zeus to give the flames to humans!!"

So Prometheus hurried to Mount Olympus again, when Zeus had summoned the gods to hold a meeting.

Seeing the arrival of the god of foresight, he quickly greeted him: "It's just in time, my friend."

He kindly let Prometheus sit down, and then said: "We are discussing the matter of allowing human beings to sacrifice to the gods. The gods created them and deserve their offerings."

The god of foresight was full of words, and he was immediately choked in his throat. Now that it is difficult for human beings to eat, why do they still offer sacrifices?
Isn't this bullshit?

"Zeus, listen to me." He struggled and wanted to speak, not wanting to be interrupted by the God of War: "I like to fight, like a fearless bull, so humans should add this sacrifice to the gods Taste."

Zeus nodded, "That's right, a strong bull represents strength, and its meat is very delicious."

"Then, Prometheus," he said, turning his head and looking at the God of Foresight with burning eyes, "you will be in charge of this matter. After three days, let humans prepare all the sacrifices. I think it should be A feast where all the gods of Olympus will attend."

Having said that, the reason why the god of foresight is full can no longer be said, because Zeus can only take on this errand in a dull manner because of his promise.

Back on the earth, he began to think about how to hide it from Zeus so that human beings can live on.

Thinking hard is always very brain-consuming, but it also managed to make him think of a solution to the problem.

He asked the humans to cut the bull that had been captured with their lives into pieces and divide them into two piles.One pile was filled with meat, viscera, and fat, covered with cowhide, and the belly of the beef was placed on it; the other pile was full of beef bones, wrapped in beef suet.This pile is bigger than the other pile.

The two piles of meat looked the same, but the pile of beef bones was obviously fatter in appearance.

Three days later, Zeus led the god Olympus to inspect his sacrifice. When he saw two piles of beef, his eyes suddenly froze and his face became slightly ugly.

Seeing this, Prometheus was so frightened that he didn't dare to make a sound.

He thought he could deceive Zeus in this way, but Zeus was the king of the gods, and his power far surpassed most gods.

Therefore, he could see the difference between the two piles of beef at a glance.

So what is the god of foresight trying to do with this posture?
Deceive me?
Zeus thought to himself, very annoyed by his behavior, and decided to give the other party a warning.

Therefore, he chose a larger pile of beef. This pile was full of gold and jade, and the inside of it was full of beef bones.

With this pile of meat, the gods returned to Olympus and prepared to have a banquet, but when the nymph lifted the upper skin to reveal the empty bones below, all the gods were stunned.

Zeus was waiting for this moment. He patted the armrest of the seat, stood up, and shouted: "Prometheus, is this the sacrifice you supervised by humans?"

The god of foresight has unspeakable suffering, and can only tell the truth about the difficulty of human survival.

"Great Zeus, because of my brother's negligence, human beings have not acquired the ability to survive in the natural world. They have to pay a very heavy price for hunting every day. If they continue to shoulder the burden of sacrifice, they will soon become extinct."

Having said that, he knelt down on one knee and begged, "Great Zeus, human beings are rare creations. I beg you to bestow fire on them so that they can resist the cold and deep darkness."

Hearing his words, Zeus laughed directly, "You lied to me, and you want me to hand over the flames to humans?

snort! He snorted coldly, and said: "In view of your past achievements, I will no longer pursue your brother's faults, but it is purely a dream to get the flame." "

In this way, the banquet broke up unhappy, but Prometheus was not without gains.

Because after this incident, humans were able to keep the meat they hunted, and wrapped the remaining bones in fat to dedicate to the gods.

Back on the land, it was already deep night again, and the howling of hungry wolves could be heard from time to time near the human settlements.

The women were trembling with fear and hugged into a ball; the men held rough wooden sticks and stayed up all night nervously.

They dare not sleep at night, but they still have to hunt during the day. It's okay for a day or two, but their iron bodies can't stand it every day.

Soon, due to mental exhaustion and physical emaciation, the men were able to catch less and less food.

If this continues, the extinction of mankind will become a foregone conclusion.

Prometheus began to hesitate. He didn't know whether he should continue to help them, but he felt very unwilling to see his proud works being eliminated like this.

"What should I do?" He held his head and scuffed his hair into a ball, irritated.

(End of this chapter)