Greece: Zeus made me the queen of heaven?

Chapter 458: I just said it, why did you really believe it?
Astarte thought it was very simple, but things didn't seem to develop as she expected.

"Astarte, no, Inanna, I cannot approve your proposal."

In the temple suspended outside the world and standing on the Sea of ​​Chaos, the god emitting gentle divine light spoke in a neutral voice.

He faced Astarte, his face was blurry, only wisdom and water, filled with the breath of life.

He is Enki, the perfect god in Mesopotamian mythology, a god who embodies wisdom, truth, goodness, beauty and love.

In Mesopotamia, the supreme Anu was the supreme being, but he did not interfere in anything.

Enlil, his incarnation, was the king of gods who ruled over all gods, but Enlil was too cruel.

So there is the wise and kind Enki, who exists as an assistant, and this is also the power structure of the gods in Mesopotamian mythology.

The ones who challenged this trinity power structure were Inanna and Astarte.

As a goddess, she directly impacted the entire Mesopotamian power framework.

Anu gave her the names Antu and Ishtar, recognizing that Inanna also had dominion over heaven and earth.

This is how she got the title of Mistress of the Sky, as Astarte's divine nature is mixed, and she can span several generations at once, all with names and identities.

The most famous name, Inanna, or Ishtar, was just a gradual compromise under constant degradation.

From the beginning, the great goddess who enjoyed dominance over heaven and earth gradually became the favorite daughter of the god Anu and was granted many rights.

In other words, Astarte is now on a downward spiral, and the dual alliance of Enki and Enlil has made Anu no longer as easy to control as before.

But Astarte had not expected that Enki would reject her even about the remote world of Canaan.

After all, no matter how far she goes downhill, she is still the original goddess of Venus, and everyone should give her face.

"Enki! Give me a reason. You should have seen that I didn't interfere at all. It was my little Pearl who defeated Yam by himself."

“I saw this myself.”

Enki nodded in agreement. El, the supreme god of Canaan, was naturally their guise.

They also watched the entire battle that took place in the Canaan world.

Astarte and Eros' actions did not violate any rules and were within the scope permitted by the rules.

"Then why do you refuse? Are you targeting me on purpose?"

Astarte was quite angry. After all, she had told Eros that there would be absolutely no problem in letting her do this.

But now Enji was blocking her with the program? Isn't this embarrassing for her?

"No, don't get me wrong, Inanna. If it were you, and you wanted to be the God-King of Canaan, I certainly wouldn't have any objection."

Facing the angry Astarte, Enki still spoke in a tepid manner.

"But you want to support someone outside the Canaan world, someone we don't even know."

"I naturally cannot allow such a thing."

Enki's words were very clear. If Astarte wanted to be the God-King of Canaan, there would be no Yam and Mott at all.

But Astarte himself was unwilling to do it, so he found someone else to do it, and they didn't know this person's background well, which was quite tricky.

At least Enki’s current attitude is rejection, and he needs to wait and see first.

But Astarte obviously would not accept such a result.

"Isn't this what you agreed on from the beginning? Why are you going back on your word now?"

"That is just what I said, Inanna."

If it was really a fair competition, the final candidates would not be just Yam and Mott.

But there is nothing wrong with Enki's approach. After all, he is a local, so isn't it normal to give him some preferential treatment?

As long as one is good enough, this preferential treatment is not impossible to break. But now such a person has appeared, Enki wants to go back on his word, which makes Astarte very angry.

Do you know how hard her little Pearl worked? She insisted on having a party at 37.6 degrees, just to find a chance to beat Yam.

After working so hard, in the end it’s just going to be wiped out so easily?

Astarte was very angry. She didn't even intend to defend herself or argue with Enki because she would definitely not win the argument.

So she threatened directly:

"If you don't want to, I will pull you out of this temple and throw you to the ground."

"Dye your beard with blood, and smash your head like Yam's."

"If you insist on your own opinion, then let's give it a try and see who will be the first to lose patience and who will compromise."

A very Astarte-style threat, even though she was facing Enki, she was not afraid at all.

In Mesopotamia, Enki's power was somewhat greater than hers.

But in Canaan, El is not as valuable as she is. If things really get out of hand, these words may come true.

After all, in Canaan she was also known as Astaroth and Asherah, the mother of the gods.

After hearing Astarte's threat, Enki finally felt troubled.

If it were anyone else, Enki would have given it some thought, but Astarte didn't need to.

Because she would really do this kind of thing. Unlike the threats she uses in negotiations, she would do what she says.

But now that Enlil was gone, Enki alone could not control her.

"Inanna, you should know that there have been quite a lot of strange things happening recently. Enlil and I have been quite busy."

"We cannot afford to add any more risk under these circumstances."

Enki's earnest advice and persuasion fell on deaf ears to Astarte.

"What risk? My people, I personally supervise them, how could something go wrong? Don't you trust me?!"

Astarte said unhappily.

What does this mean? Do you not trust her character? Or do you not trust her ability?

With her around, is there still any worry that Eros will become an uncontrollable risk?
What are you talking about?

Enki felt a little helpless. He looked at Astarte and swallowed back what he was about to say.

It was precisely because Astarte was such a brainless and overly arrogant guy that he was worried.

That guy's origins were unknown, and his purpose was unknown, but he recognized him as the God-King of Canaan and helped him with all his strength.

Only a guy like Astarte could do such a thing.

But no matter what, Astarte was willing to use direct force to make Enki agree to this.

If we don't agree, I'm afraid a big chaos will break out before any uncontrollable risks arise.

After thinking for a while, Enki spoke.

"Well, that's it, once his palace is built, he can be the only Baal."

It seemed that Astarte had been promised, but Enki's words still left some room for interpretation.

That is, it will take time to complete Canaan. If something unexpected happens during the process, it will not be considered as breaking his promise.

But Astarte didn't understand the meaning and thought Enki had given in, so he left happily.

　Inanna is indeed very complicated. There are also many sayings that she is the female Anu, the wife of Anu, the wife of Enki or Enlil. Basically, she is the female image throughout the mythology of the Mesopotamian region.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)