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Chapter 256: Proposal to Believe in Hades
Helps stood beside the bed, shaking his head slightly at Davos with a solemn expression.

Davos walked heavily to the bed and stared at the skinny old man.

Heraclid had no reaction at all to Davos' arrival.

Davos held his right hand, which was just skin and bones and still stained with dust. Davos held it tightly without any concern, and said in a deep voice with sincerity: "Heraclide, thank you. Your contribution to Dionia! Your name will be remembered forever by the people of Dionia!!..."

Davos's words seemed to have an effect. Heraclid slowly closed his eyes and the sound of breathing gradually disappeared...

Helps came over and put his head on his chest, listened carefully, then stretched out his hand to feel the breath on the tip of his nose. Finally, he shook his head and said softly: "He went..."

Soon, the whole courtyard, which was packed with people, burst into tears, and all the architects, craftsmen, sculptors, slaves... etc. fell into grief.

Davos recited in a low voice sadly: "The Elysee Paradise welcomes you, Hades will give you shelter, you will be a guest of Pluto, and build a glorious palace for his residence, whether on earth or in heaven, They are all chanting the great name of Heraclid..."

Little Heraclid, who was crying beside him, listened to Davos's eulogy, wiped away his tears, and expressed his gratitude to the consul.

Davos patted his shoulder affectionately to express comfort, and said at the same time: "The inauguration ceremony of the Temple of Hades will be held the day after tomorrow. I need you to find the best sculptor immediately and make it within these two days. Your father’s bust will be the first to be stationed in the Shrine of the Pity for the people to worship.”

This is a glorious event!Little Heraclid immediately stopped crying excitedly, thought for a moment, turned around and said a few words to another grieving man.

The man came over to salute Davos respectfully, and at the same time said excitedly: "Master Davos, it is his honor that my teacher is so respected by you! It is also the honor of all our builders and craftsmen! I will go find him immediately. The best sculptor will definitely complete the production of the teacher’s portrait within two days!”

"Piasikos, I heard Heraclid mention you many times." Davos nodded and encouraged him: "Heraclid is gone. As his best disciple, you must not only continue to pass on his We must continue to develop our skills, and we must delve into new construction techniques and bring out more outstanding students! Amendolara, Niutum, Grumentum, Krimisa, Aspurustu Mu... wait, there will be more cities waiting for you to re-plan them and build them into cities as clean, practical and beautiful as Thurii. I hope that when you are old in the future, you can be like your teacher, Enter the Temple of the Wise!..."

What Davos said made Piasikos's heart surge.

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On the way back to the city, Davos called Plessinas to listen to his sacrificial procedures and arrangements for the inauguration ceremony of the Temple of Hades.

Finally, Plessinas said: "All celebrations now, including your lord's lighting of the torch, have been rehearsed many times to ensure that no major mistakes will occur. There is only one problem that needs to be solved urgently. We still lack a management god. Temple priest."

According to the tradition of the aristocratic era, the consul at that time had sacrificial power and therefore also served as the high priest.Now, with the power and prestige of Davos, not to mention that he is the "favorite" of Hades, it has always been natural to serve as the high priest, but the choice of priests who usually preside over the temple has left the Senate Embarrassed.

As one of the 12 main gods of Greece, Hades is also worshiped by people. However, because of his characteristics of death and darkness, almost no city-state built a special temple for him. Therefore, he has no public priests. There was once a senator of Thurii. The proposal to invite followers of the Eleusinian Mysteries, which had been popular in Athens, met with opposition.Because the Eleusinian Mysteries admired Persephone, the wife of Hades, and Demeter, the goddess of fertility, not Hades himself, but it was inappropriate to transfer priests of other gods, and the Senate has always been controversial. No less.Of course, this is also related to Davers' refusal to express his position.

At this time, Daves seemed to be unaware that he was the culprit of this problem. He did not directly respond to Plessinas' words, but looked at the Senate elder in front of him with interest. The enemy turned into a political helper who cooperated with him tacitly. The loyalty and unique talents displayed by Plessinas made him appreciate it very much: "Plessinas, preside over the construction of the Temple of Hades. You have completed the work." Very good, what are you going to do next?”

Plessinas felt excited, thinking that Davos was going to reward him based on his merits, and immediately said: "I want to run for the Supreme Overseer next year!"

Davos nodded.Because he was on foot, with only a group of guards following him, the people of Thurii saluted him respectfully after seeing him. Of course, he nodded to the people from time to time, and took the opportunity to say: "The person who saluted just now The woman is a Lucarian, she should believe in Asinus, and this one is a Thracian, and the gods they believe in most should be Dionysus and Ares, and that one ...You see, the citizens of Dionia come from all over the Mediterranean, and they believe in hundreds of gods. In the future, as the territory of Dionia continues to expand, the races that become citizens of Dionia will also increase. Dionia The number of gods in the Ninia Alliance will also increase. Although Dionia's powerful military power protects the safety of citizens, and its advanced and elegant culture will increase citizens' sense of belonging, here - "Davos pointed at himself He raised his head and said solemnly: "But it is chaotic! Once Dionia encounters any major disaster, it may be difficult for the people to unite and tide over the difficulties. In that case, all our efforts will be in vain It’s all in vain!”

From ancient times to the present, the Greeks have always believed in polytheism, so they rarely care about the beliefs of other races. Plessinas did not expect that Davos would take this religious issue so seriously, and thought about him in his heart What is the purpose of saying this?

"Have you heard of the Jews?" Davos suddenly asked.

"It seems... someone seems to have said that it is... a race in Persia that is good at doing business..." Plessinas tried hard to recall.The Jews at this time were not like the Jews who were under the peaceful rule of the Roman Empire hundreds of years later. They could do business freely and settle everywhere, so they frequently clashed with the Greeks.Because the Western Mediterranean at this time was controlled by two peoples who were good at doing business, the Greeks and the Carthaginians, the Jews had no foothold in the Western Mediterranean at all, so they were less known.

"Jews are not only good at doing business, they are also a monotheistic religion and believe in only one God."

"The only god?!" Plessinas couldn't believe his ears. Among the many kingdoms, city-states, and races in the Mediterranean, there was actually a race that only believed in one god.

"Yes, the Jews only believe in one god!" Davos gave him an affirmative answer and said seriously: "The Jews are a weak race. They first lived in Egypt and were enslaved by the Egyptian Pharaoh. Their life was difficult until a The Jewish hero Moses appeared and led the Jews to escape from Egypt after going through many hardships. After decades of wandering and bloody killings, they finally captured the land of Canaan and established their own country. But the good times did not last long. Two Rivers The Assyrians in the basin destroyed the Jewish kingdom and sent all the Jews to Babylon as slaves. It was not until the Persian king Cyrus destroyed Assyria that the Jews were released.

They returned home and rebuilt their country and religion.During this century of turbulence in Asia, many other ethnic groups that once lived next to and lived with the Jews have perished, but the Jews have endured hardships and still survived tenaciously. Why? "Davos paused, gave Plessinas a time to think, and then said in a deep voice: "Because they have firm beliefs and worship the only god, they always remain united and face other more glorious racial civilizations. At this time, I did not lose myself or forget the roots of my race! "

Plessinas thought about what Davos said, and he heard what Davos wanted to express, and said with some hesitation: "Sir, the Greeks believe in many gods, and the people of Dionia believe in There are even more gods. This is a tradition that has been handed down and rooted in our blood! If...if they are forced to believe in one god, I'm afraid...I'm afraid there will be big trouble!"

Seeing Plessinas' worried look, Davos smiled and said: "Of course I will not make such a stupid suggestion, but we can take the initiative to guide the people to believe in Hades more, so that people from Dionian people from all places and from all races can be as close to each other in soul as possible, are you right?!"

"Sir, even if we build the Temple of Hades, the habits of the Greeks will not change easily. When going to sea, pray to Poseidon first, when doing business, pray to Hermes, when farming, sing hymns to Demeter...Greece People are very realistic and pray to whatever gods they need. It is impossible to just pray to Hades!" Plessinas shook his head and said.

"People can pray to the gods, but I hope that the Temple of Hades can become a place where their souls can be at peace! This is why I want to build the Hall of Valor, the Temple of the Philosophers, and the Prison of Evil in the Temple of Hades, so that Hades The Temple of Si has become a sacred place for the Dionysian Alliance to promote good and punish evil, and a sacred place for the people to pay tribute and remember the heroes of the Alliance! But this is not enough-" Davos raised his head and looked in the direction of the temple ahead.

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