Greece: Zeus made me the queen of heaven?

Chapter 537 I want your daughter, Eros, to be the Star Fury!

Curls of smoke drifted up from the island of Crete, and thousands of rising wisps of tobacco gathered together like clouds and dust.

Countless precious spices were mixed into threads and ignited in flames. The smoke of incense was hazy and blurred under the sunlight, making the entire island of Crete look like a fairyland on earth.

Such large-scale sacrifices were rare in Crete's history.

Monks chanting hymns to the god of the sea lined up along the coast, facing the surging waves, like standing walls.

"The sea king, whose waves roar, shakes the earth. With your joy you stir up the waves like flowers blooming. The chariot encounters the salty and bitter water in the sea's tumult."

"You are destined to receive the third part of the boundless sea. You play with the waves and the beasts. O sea spirit, please protect the foundations of the earth and the speed of the ships."

"Please bring peace, health and blameless wealth."

The hymns sung in unison spread farther and farther with the waves, echoing on the sea like the song of a siren.

The leading priest slaughtered the ram, took out its internal organs and horns from the blood-stained fur, and prayed to the god who ruled the ocean.

"Son of Kronos, ruler of the sea, we sincerely ask you with awe."

"Please use the waves to respond to our prayers and convey your will."

The surging waves hit the rocks, leaving white foam and forming words that conveyed Poseidon's meaning.

This kind of large-scale festival often lasts for several days, and it takes a lot of time to contact the gods to be worshipped before the formal sacrifice.

God is not someone who can simply use some sacrifices to attract attention and response, except for those whom God favors.

Under normal circumstances, it takes a lot of resources and time to attract God's attention.

And even at this point, it does not mean that the sacrifice was successful.

Next, you will make a general request, and the gods will ask for sacrifices based on your request and prayer, and according to their mood and preferences.

It is probably similar to the fact that Party A and Party B have to discuss the contents of the contract first, and only if there are no problems will they proceed to the formal signing stage.

Before this, the sacrifice cannot be considered complete.

The oldest priest of Poseidon on the island of Crete trembled, conveying Minos's meaning in awe and joy of successfully contacting the god he believed in.

The Cretans were willing to build a temple for Poseidon on the cliff overlooking the coast, and pray to him day and night and worship him diligently.

This was only in exchange for the Cretans being able to trade at sea more safely with less attacks from wind, waves and sea monsters.

Man’s sacrifice to God is originally a kind of transaction.

If God can provide nothing for people and only demands offerings without reason, why should people worship Him?
Whether using human sacrifices or offering young boys and girls, it was all based on the premise that God’s reward would be greater than what they offered.

Although what God gives is generally far more than what man offers, the gods do not care about gains and losses.

What most gods want is people's respect and worship. Although everyone has their own preferences, it is always good to be admired and believed in by others.

To calm the waves and protect passing ships is just a matter of Poseidon's breath.

Even if some individual ships are not protected sometimes, as long as the overall waves are small, she has fulfilled her promise.

After all, the gods bless the entire city-state, not individuals. In this case, isn't it normal for some to be missed or unlucky? And the sacrifices and prayers to Poseidon this time were also very common.

It might be a bit absolute for Poseidon's followers to say 100%, but 90% of them believe in her because of this.

So after making this request, the old priest was not too worried. After all, Crete had already offered a large number of sacrifices and showed enough piety.

The sea god has blessed many city-states and countries, and Crete is not one of them.

But the waves were eerily calm, without any ripples at all, as peaceful as the silent Dead Sea.

This abnormal scene made the priests panic. They hurriedly wondered whether the sacrifice violated Poseidon's taboo, or whether there was something wrong with the prayer that made Poseidon angry.

After all, Poseidon is the god of the sea, and the capricious and unpredictable ocean is his temper.

She is a god who can fly into a rage and cause waves and sea disasters just because of an inappropriate name in a prayer.

Thinking of this, the priests began to panic again. Perhaps their confident attitude just now was seen through by the sea god, and he was dissatisfied because of that?

Just when they were feeling anxious and hesitant about whether they should report their crime to the sea god, the sea finally responded.

Countless silver fish swept in from the other side of the sea like a white wave, tumbling and jumping on the sea surface, and fearlessly pounced on the cliffs of the coast.

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Their bodies were smashed to pieces on the cliff, and the priests were at a loss as to what to do.

It was not until the silver wave gradually receded that they saw God's response to them on the cliff.

The sacrifice that Poseidon demanded was the most beautiful cow on the island, a cow with golden horns and a snow-white body.

At first glance, this request may seem offensive, but it is not too demanding.

After all, it's a cow, not a bull.

The bull symbolizes power and strength, and in Crete, only Zeus was qualified to enjoy this sacrifice.

Although cows were usually offered to Hera, Hera was only a by-product of the sacrifice. Even if Poseidon wanted an equal sacrifice, they could accept it.

Almost without hesitation, the leading priest agreed to Poseidon's request and promised to offer the sacrifice she wanted.

But when one of the priests who was good at guessing the intentions of his superiors took a closer look at the message, he was stunned and then exploded.

As we all know, their king is the son of Zeus, the king of gods, and Europa, the goddess.

The king of gods turned into a white bull and made his concubine give birth to Minos, the king of Crete, so Minos can also be called the son of the bull.

Then when Minos was born, the golden armor of Taurus came from the sky.

If there is one cow on this island that is the most beautiful, with golden horns and white skin, it is.
This horrible conjecture instantly made the priests panic and their faces turned pale.

But they had already made a promise to Poseidon, and they did not dare to pray again and go back on their word to him.

That would certainly cause dissatisfaction with the sea god, and not only would the sacrifice fail, but it would also bring disaster.

All they could do now was to report the news and let their king make the decision.

(End of this chapter)