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Chapter 373 The Alien God Hercules

Then, Lysias said seriously: "This time, Athens sent Isocrates as an envoy to Dionia. Knowing that I had stayed here for many years, he invited me to accompany him to Thurii -"

"You mean Athens sent you as an envoy to Dionia?" Kunogorata looked surprised. Obviously, he didn't get any news beforehand, thinking that Lysias just came from Athens to visit his old classmates.

"As you know, my father is not an Athenian citizen, so even if I have lived in Athens for so many years, I cannot become an Athenian citizen. It is impossible to become an envoy. I can only assist Isocrates." Lysias did not understand Cuno. Gorata's surprise was explained in detail, and he was obviously a little resentful about it.

"In that case, you'd better take these pottery bottles back, I can't take them!" Kunogorata immediately refused.

"Why?" Lysias was very surprised.

"The public trial of traitors in Thurii made a lot of noise before, I believe you have heard about it." Kunogorata saw Lysias nodding, and then said firmly: "I don't want to be the second Polluxis!"

"But...Athens just wants to express its friendly wishes to your Dionysian Alliance and conclude an alliance at the same time." Lysias said anxiously.

"Now that Athens is at war with Sparta, who is this covenant aimed at?" Kunogorata, a political veteran, immediately guessed Athens' motives: "Sparta? No, Dionia has no strength to face Greece yet." The wrath of the Overlord. Syracuse, Sparta's staunch ally? Unfortunately, we have just signed a treaty of friendship with Syracuse."

Cynogorata's words made Lysias a little overwhelmed. Unlike Isocrates, although he lived in Athens, he was excluded from political life all year round because he was not an Athenian citizen. He did not have much political experience, and even As for court defense, because he was not an Athenian citizen, he could not go on the court to defend someone. He could only write a litigation speech for someone through careful preparation and planning.Having been like this all year round, he lacked a little bit of quick wit, so he didn't know what to say for a while.

Kunogorata sighed: "Take these Athens pottery back first. Since the Athens envoys have come from afar, of course the Dionia Alliance must not disappear. I will make a suggestion to the Senate tomorrow to let the Athens Messenger, get ready.”

"That's okay, that's okay..." Lysias breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lysias." Kunogorata stared at her and asked suddenly: "You used to be a citizen of Turui, have you ever thought about returning to Turui and becoming a citizen of Dionia?"

Lysias was stunned.

"In Athens, you are a foreigner. No matter how talented you are, you don't have a bigger stage to play. But when you come back to Turui..." Kunogorata said, the subject changed: "You Do you know Ancitanos?"

Kunogorata's words made Lysias a little uneasy, and he murmured: "...Well, I know...he is a student of Herodotus, and we often interacted with each other when we were young."

"Our consul, Lord Daves, once proposed the establishment of a Dionia Academy in Thurii to gather outstanding scholars from the entire alliance in the academy, whether it is studying mathematics, medicine, or literary rhetoric... …They will all enjoy the special salary given to them by this alliance, and while continuing to do their own research with peace of mind, they will teach their academics and theories to outstanding students, and let their reputation spread to Great Greece and even the Mediterranean Sea!..." Ku Seeing that Lysias listened seriously, Nogorata showed a smile on her lips.

"In the academy, there was a branch dedicated to teaching students literature. Ansitanos was not only a senator, but also the dean of the academy. While teaching rhetoric, he also wrote his history book. For this reason, he He recruited more than a dozen students and taught him knowledge. The Senate also specially allocated funds for him to hire some people to search for information all over Magna Greece for him to write a book... But I think Ansitanos is very good in historical research. No one can compare with him, but literary rhetoric is not his strong point, and this is exactly what you are good at. I heard that in Athens, many people copied your litigation speeches and used them as models. If you can Staying in Dionia, our talented Lord Davos will definitely ask the Senate to specially approve you to become a citizen of Dionia, and serve as the director of the School of Literature, teach students, write books, your reputation Will be as famous as Ansitanos in Magna Graecia!..."

With Kunogolata's understanding of Davos, he dared to make such a promise.But these words were like a stone hitting Lysias's heart, causing countless splashes and ripples...

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Davos took a cursory look at the information Ansitanos gave him, with a look of surprise on his face: "There is also a large altar of Heracles built in the city of Rome. Are you sure?"

"Yes, sir. This big altar is close to the livestock market in Rome. We originally got it from the Capua merchants who came to Picosis to trade, and sent people to confirm it. Sir, you should know, Hercules once stole Geryon's cattle and brought them back to King Orissius after a long journey. Therefore, many races in the Western Mediterranean who relied on livestock for their livelihoods used Hercules as a protector of livestock. God..." Ansitanos didn't think there was anything great about Rome enshrining Hercules. On the contrary, he talked about it as soon as he opened his mouth.

In fact, the study of Hercules' activities in the Western Mediterranean was a special task given to Ansitanos by Davos.Because after conquering the Brutians, Davos discovered a strange phenomenon: there were many altars and statues of Heracles in the Bruttian area, and the Brutians even claimed to be "Hercules". Descendants of Leus, for their ancestor Brutus was the son of the hero Hercules and their queen Valentia.”

This statement made Davos very surprised. A foreign race claimed to be a descendant of a famous Greek god. This made the Dionia Alliance find a common ground for assimilating the Brutians, because they are all "of the same race" Well.

However, this also made Davos pay attention to Heracles, the Hercules in Greek mythology, and what he learned next from Ansitanos and others made him suddenly realize: It turned out that Hercules Les is actually very famous in the Western Mediterranean. It is said that half of the "12 great deeds" he completed occurred in the Western Mediterranean.This alien among Greek gods spent most of his time wandering around the Western Mediterranean. He went to Sicily, traveled north through Italy, crossed Gaul, and came to the Iberian Peninsula, where he stole the Hesperides. Before the golden apples in the Garden of St. Petersburg (11th Great Work), in order to cross the Atlas Mountains, he used his divine power to split the mountains in two, thus connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Western Mediterranean, which the Greeks called The origin of the "Pillars of Hercules".

Hercules reached as far as Erythia, the mysterious island in the Atlantic Ocean at the westernmost point of the world, killed Geryon, took away the herd of cattle, drove the herd of cattle, traveled all over Western Europe again, and finally returned to Greece... …In his adventure stories, his heroic deeds of chivalry and righteousness were widely circulated, and he was loved and recognized by many foreign people.In many places in the Western Mediterranean, there are legends that he had many offspring with noble women of the local races, and the Brutians are just one of them...

Davos picked up the research material again and read it carefully.

Ansitanos was not in a hurry at all. He leaned back in his chair leisurely, closed his eyes, and began to think about the history book he wanted to write.

After a long time, Davos closed the pages of the book, put the materials on the wooden table, rubbed his sore eyes, and asked: "Master Ancitanos, as a historian, through the materials you collected, what do you think? Get rid of the dust of myths and legends, and what do you see?”

Ansitanos opened his eyes. Davos's question was quite interesting, but isn't this exactly what a historical researcher is good at? So he thought for a while and said: "What I saw was the relationship between the elegant Greek culture and They were strongly attracted by these mountain races who were still in the ignorant stage, and they all wanted to have relations with Greece to show that their origins were not barbaric.”

"Yes, this is what we want to see." Davos nodded gently and said thoughtfully: "It seems that we need to build a magnificent Hercules temple in Thurii and hold annual ceremonies for him. Celebration to enhance the aliens’ identification with Dionia.”

"My lord, your decision is very wise!" Ansitanos complimented.

"But -" Davos picked up the information on the table and changed the subject: "Lord Ansitanos, you only see the meaning reflected on the surface of this information. You have not yet discovered the deeper meaning."

Is there a deeper meaning?Ansitanos looked at Davos with some suspicion. He had read this information many times before handing it to Davos.

"Look here -" Davos turned a page and read aloud: "On the way Heracles was driving his cattle back to Greece, a lost bull swam across the Strait of Messina and came to A place in Sicily called Eryx was collected by a local ruler. After discovering it, Hercules killed the ruler, took back the bull, and agreed to return the land to the oppressed locals and made an agreement. , 'Once his descendants appear in Sicily, the indigenous people will have to return the land to them.'"

"Yes, there is such a legend about Hercules in Sicily." Ansitanos nodded.

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