Ares does not want to fall in love [Greek mythology]

Leaving aside the arrogant goddess of agriculture, the most important thing for Ares and Adonis is to solve the problem of Cyprus.

The two returned to the chariot, and Ares asked, "Go to the underworld?"

Adonis nodded: "Since Persephone is unwilling to cooperate, then we can only seek the help of Hades."

Ares nodded and drove westward to Erebus.Erebus is the incarnation of eternal darkness. The god in charge of darkness sleeps quietly between the yang world and the underworld. She closes her eyes and shuts out the bright sunlight without leaking any light.Ares lit a torch, held it in his hand, and led Adonis all the way into the darkness.

At the end of Erebus is the endlessly flowing river of pain.Following the sound of the water, the two male gods gradually walked out of the darkness and came to the bank of the Styx River.Charon, who ferried the dead, moored his boat on the shore, and was taking out silver coins from a dilapidated money bag, counting them one by one—the shrewd God of crossing the river Styx never trades at a loss, and every one who wants to cross the river All the undead in Styx had to hand in a silver coin, otherwise he refused to carry passengers.

On the bank of the turbulent River Styx, a group of bewildered undead wandered. They had to wait for a year before Charon would ferry them across the river for free.Some who couldn't wait would try to cross the river by themselves. The undead drowned in the river welcomed them very much. Withered hands stretched out from the water and dragged the newborn souls into the river of endless pain...

Ares walked up to Charon and reminded: "Charon, you are about to start working."

Charon put all the silver coins into the purse, rubbed his hands with a flattering smile, and asked, "Master God of War, do you have prepared a reward for me to cross the river?"

Ares, who never cared about human property, was stumped. He looked at Adonis, the god of plants.However, the newborn plant god has lingered in the mountains and forests since its birth, and has never been to the secular world, and naturally has no money.

Charon saw through the eyes of the two, and the warm smile on his face subsided. Just as some undead wanted to take a boat to the underworld, he collected the silver coins, and quickly propped up a long pole to drive the boat away from the shore.

Ares reached out to stop him, Charon looked at him vigilantly, and asked: "What? Is the wise and mighty God of War trying to stop the God of Hades from doing his business?" Although he has lived in the underworld for a long time, it is not that he has never heard of Ares, the God of War. Domineering and difficult to deal with, I am afraid that this god of war will make things difficult for him.

Ares fought and said: "Charon, you must know that I am the god in charge of war. Although I am destroying the human economy, I am not short of property. As long as you cross us across the river, what I promise to you will be better than a gold coin." Much more silver coins."

But Charon didn't believe him. He said, "Sorry, respected God of War, I'm just a short-sighted ferryman. I don't know when your promise will be fulfilled. I only care about the immediate interests."

Ares gritted his teeth, tired of Charon's insistence.If it were any other situation, he would choose to leave without looking back.But... Thinking of Adonis' love for Cyprus, Ares couldn't easily take the step of leaving.

"You're right." Ares said, lifting the sword in his hand.

Charon watched the dangerous God of War defensively, wary of his next move.Unexpectedly, Ares reached out and pulled out a crystal clear ruby ​​from the sword: "This is for you, as our reward for crossing the river."

"Aris!" Adonis knew how much Ares loved his sword. He gave this sword the best decoration he thought, but now, in order to go to the underworld, let the gorgeous gemstones be buried in the dark river of Styx. The edges are dusty.

Ares said nonchalantly: "It's okay Adonis, it's just a gem, I will find a better one to mount on my sword."

It was rare for Charon to receive such a big deal, but he didn't want Adonis to persuade Ares to repent, so he happily took the gem and put it in his purse, and politely invited the two male gods aboard .

The ferry staggered away from the shore and moved slowly in the rolling Styx water.Charon's ship is full of souls, and the soul is light and weightless, so the ship runs very smoothly.Now that there are two young and strong male gods on board, the weight is very considerable. The whole ship is on the verge of falling, and it starts to sink after sailing a little distance.

Charon reminded: "Two male gods, please hold on to the side of the boat, so as not to shake the ship and throw you into the river of pain." This is his advice as a ferryman, but if these two male gods really fall into He would never go fishing if it was in the Styx.

The undead who sank in the River Styx wailed in pain. When Charon's ferry passed by, they knew clearly that the souls on board would soon go to the underworld to get salvation or judgment-that is the result they would never get.Jealousy and anger made them riot. They shook the side of the boat with their thin hands stained with thick black water, and laughed fiercely.

Charon, who punted the boat, would use a bamboo pole to fly away the undead that interfered with the ferry, but the attack range of the bamboo pole was limited, and there were too many undead in the river, so it was still difficult to expel them all.

Suddenly, the ship swayed violently, and the frivolous soul of the dead hugged Charon's thigh tightly in fright, and a shrill scream came out of his mouth.Ares grasped the side of the ship hard, and even smashed the wood on the side of the ship, and the whole person rushed towards Adonis with inertia.

Adonis held onto the side of the boat with one hand, and stretched out the other to hold him in his arms.Ares slammed into Adonis' tight chest, and his curly black hair occupied Adonis' arms.Adonis snorted in pain, but hugged Ares tightly and did not let go.

The clamoring heartbeats exchanged between the two, and Ares cursed in a low voice: "These damned undead!"

Adonis was a little funny for some reason, and he reminded: "Ares, they are called undead just because they are dead."

Ares was at a loss for words, and when the swaying of the boat eased a little, he broke free from Adonis' arms, supported the edge of the boat with one hand, and held the sword in the other, knocking those dead souls back into the water one by one.

How can these undead, who have been suffering in pain all the year round, be able to withstand the attack of the mighty God of War?They quickly settled down and let the group of people on the boat arrive at Netherland.

In this piece of land belonging to the god of the underworld, there are a large area of ​​black poplar trees and fruitless coconut trees.The poplar trees hold their black canopies, pressing down on the ground like clouds.Amidst the dark clouds, a pitch-black iron door was tightly closed, and the ferocious beast carved on the iron door stared at the visitor with a pair of animal pupils.Beneath the iron gate lies a sleeping three-headed dog, which is Cerberus who guards the gate of hell.

Ares stepped forward, intending to wake up Cerberus, and let the three-headed dog who never refused to come open the gate of hell for them.

There was only a creak, and the gate of hell opened silently.The two male gods followed the sound and saw Hermes flying out of the underworld holding a staff of two snakes.

"Ares, my brother!" Hermes' attitude was very eager. He flew to Ares's side, circled around him, and said happily, "I'm just going to find you. I met you here!"

Speaking of "here", Hermes suddenly remembered where it was, and he said in surprise: "Dear Ares, could it be that the gods of Olympus and the heroes of the human world can no longer satisfy your desire to fight?" ? Are you going to expand the circle of fighting to the underworld?"

Ares shook his head and said: "If I have time, I would like to fight against the gods of the underworld, but I have important things to come to the underworld this time."

Hermes became interested. What else is in the heart of Ares, the god of war, that is at the forefront of the fight?He urged Ares to tell him his intentions with his eyes.

Ares doesn't like to talk about these things with others, but Hermes is undoubtedly a good target-this envoy often travels between the gods and the underworld, and he is most familiar with the way of the underworld, so he can act as their A guide in the underworld.He told what Persephone did.

Hearing this, Hermes shrugged regretfully: "I don't think Pluto will help you. Zeus just gave him the task of reducing the population, and the crisis in Cyprus came just in time."

As the master of the gods, Zeus is in charge of the survival and reproduction of human beings. According to the living conditions of human beings, he will assign the task of increasing the population to Artemis in charge of fertility and Demeter in charge of agricultural production. Issue the task of reducing the population to him who is in charge of war or Hades who can issue plagues.

"However, Cyprus shouldn't have suffered for this." Ares argued.

"My brother, be smart," Hermes persuaded, "There is such a simple solution, do you still want to go around? Or," he winked at Ares, "do you want to Started a war and started a gang fight?"

"If I really want to fight, I still prefer to fight with gods. Human beings are like porcelain dolls that break when touched. It's very boring to fight," Ares replied following Hermes' words, and then realized that he deviated from the topic. center.He insisted: "Hermes, I still want to see Hades. Now that I have come here, I must fight for it."

Hermes sighed: "You are really stubborn, which is not at all like our father god." He said, making a "please" gesture to the two male gods.

Ares did not go in, but continued to look at him, and made a request to him: "Hermes, you know more about the underworld, can you take me and Adonis to see Hades?"

Hermes smelled the breath of money from this sentence, he likes to deal with people the most!Then he said bluntly: "Of course! Ares, you know, I am your most dedicated brother, I am happy to help you with this little favor!"

"But--" Hermes dragged his tone, and rolled his eyes slyly, and said, "I think you must have paid Charon a fare when you crossed the River Styx. It’s not too much to pay a little for your hard work, right?”

Ares understood what Hermes meant. Anyway, picking one is picking, and picking two is also picking. Without thinking, he picked a gem from the sword and threw it to Hermes, saying: "Lead the way!" .”

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