greek mythology stuff

Chapter 1 The Authority of History and Records
Even Hao Xin himself has to forget how many years he has been in this world.

Because the passage of time is meaningless to the powerful gods, it is just a warm wind in the mountains, even if it cannot be caught, it will have no effect.

From birth, he was a god, a child conceived alone by Hera, the seventh wife of the god king Zeus, the god of fire, Hephaestus.

The deification of flames.

He is also the only ugly person among the gods.

Because he was born ugly, he was thrown from the high clouds of Olympus by his biological mother Hera and landed on the island of Lemnos.

Here, Tesis, the original sea nymph, the first queen of the sea, goddess of water, nourishment and rain, adopted him.

This is a god with a powerful level of divine power, and is revered by the gods as the grandmother of the sea.She and her husband Oceanus, the god of the ocean, had thousands of sons and daughters, and they could command all the famous lakes, streams, and water marshes in the world.

In terms of strength and power, apart from the five great god-level primitive gods who were first born in the world and the latecomer Uranus, their family can completely dominate in this age of gods.

Hephaestus sniffled. Although he was adopted by Tesis, his adoptive mother was not this goddess, but one of her many daughters, the goddess Eurynome who was in charge of the water and grass pastures.

She is the third wife of Zeus, the current god king. Instead of giving birth to the three goddesses of beauty and grace, they are Aglaia, the goddess of magnificence, and Euphrosyne, the goddess of joy, representing the joy of life. , Thalia, goddess of inspiration representing the Feast of Life.

Thinking of Aglaia, the corners of Hephaestus' mouth curled up unconsciously. Although he was the only ugly person among the gods, not everyone rejected him and kept him at a respectful distance.

For example, Tesis, the grandmother of the sea who adopted him, for example, his adoptive mother, the goddess of water grass and meadows, Eurynome, and for example... Aglaia!
Unlike her two younger sisters who were in charge of life's joys and banquets, Aglaia was born to cling to him and didn't care about his appearance.

They were about the same age and had spent their childhood together.

When Hephaestus used the volcano on Lemnos to attract fire from the ground to create artifacts, Aglaia would always call out to him worriedly from the crater, and the bottom of the volcano echoed her brother, brother's call.

Hephaestus took a breath to calm down the turmoil in his heart.

"I like to think wildly every time I have something to do. This habit is not good."

He patted the dust off his exquisite robe, and walked to the highest point along the deserted path on Lemnos Island.

Here Hephaestus looks out to the world.

He saw humans working in the fields.

Unlike humans in the golden age of the previous era, this generation of humans has a lifespan limit.

They only have a hundred years of life, and most of the time they maintain the appearance of children. When they grow up, they are about to die.

They themselves called this era the Silver Age in honor of the golden age of humanity.

The Golden Age was destroyed by the battle for the throne of the god kings.

There is not a single day that anyone in the Silver Age does not wish to return to.Because humans at that time would not age.When they were alive, they didn't have to work, the earth gave them everything they needed.

Hephaestus scanned the earth, knowing in his heart that it is impossible for human beings to return to the grand occasion of the previous era, not only that, but they will gradually die out as time goes by.

Because the Silver Age is the same as the Golden Age, there are no women among humans, and the gods need to continue to create to maintain the existence of their race.

But the creator of mankind, the ancient god of the Titans, Iapetus, is no longer alive. He was imprisoned in the bottomless abyss by the new god king Zeus.

Even if he is a powerful god, it is absolutely impossible to escape.

Because the owner of the abyss is Tartanos, one of the five original primitive gods, a great powerhouse of divine power, and also the body of the abyss.

Tartarus never dies, the abyss never dies, the abyss never dies, Tartarus never dies.

And all the creatures that fell into the abyss will become part of his power and be forced to live in the abyss.

From ancient times to the present, there has only been one case of entering the abyss and coming out with the whole tail, which involves another great god of divine power, the body of the sky, the original king of gods, the sky god Uranus.

He covered every inch of the abyss with every inch of the sky, and he stood on the highest point of the sky and locked Tartarus in the deepest part of the abyss with his supreme power, forcing Tartarus to hand over his child, three hundred-armed Giant and three Cyclops.

So Hephaestus can conclude that if there is no special opportunity, Iapetus' eternal life will be spent in the abyss.

Although he is also the child of Uranus, the god of heaven, his mother is Gaia, the god of earth, one of the original five gods.

But he chose to side with his mother Gaia in the battle between the gods of heaven and the gods of the earth, and assisted his younger brother Cronus to become the king of gods.

And her mother, Gaia, did not have the courage to turn against Tartarus. Not only that, but the two were also very close. As far as Hephaestus knew, they later gave birth to Typhon, the famous father of monsters. , ordering him to rebel against Zeus who was backed by the god Uranus.

But these are just the stories that Hephaestus knew, he only used them for reference, he didn't take them seriously at all, and he never felt how great the two lives were.

He thinks he is lucky, but he doesn't think he is so lucky that all the development of the story will be in line with his wishes.

Hephaestus continued to look far away, and finally found the target at the extreme west of the earth, at the end of the world.

There was a giant there, a real giant.

With his shoulders against the sky, his feet on the mountains, he struggled to stand between the sky and the earth.

The creatures on the earth are afraid and stay away from him, and the raging wind on the top of the cloud can only reach his chest.

He is Atlas, the giant god who lifts up the sky, a god with powerful divine power.

He is also the eldest son of Iapetus, the ancestor of mankind who was imprisoned in the bottomless abyss. He is the tallest, mightiest and most skilled fighter among the gods.

After the new god king Zeus overthrew the previous god king Cronus and established the Olympus god system, the remaining ancient Titans were unwilling to fail. They elected Atlas as their leader and attacked the Olympus mountain.

Zeus was defeated and could only retreat.

But the protagonist of this war is not Atlas, he is just a pawn on the chessboard, and the chess players are Uranus, the god of heaven, and Gaia, the god of earth.

After Uranus forced Tartanos to release his six giant sons, together with Zeus, a total of seven powerful gods at the first level of divine power besieged him.

Atlas fought fiercely for three days with one against seven. After his physical strength was exhausted, he was finally outnumbered and fell to the ground by Zeus.

After the war, all the ancient gods who resisted were thrown into the bottomless abyss.

Only the fate of Atlas became a problem.

His unyielding and bravery in the battle of the gods made the gods look at him.

Tartarus, the body of the Abyss, refused to accept the leader of the terrorists.

So at the suggestion of Zeus, the gods of heaven and the gods of earth reached a tacit agreement, and Atlas was responsible for the top of the sky, indirectly easing the possibility of conflict between the two great gods.

When Atlas woke up, he stood between the sky and the earth. The sky above his head was sending down divine power all the time, and the earth under his feet did not allow him to leave.

Hephaestus sighed. Atlas is definitely a hero. In fact, as long as he is willing to bend down and give in, he can get rid of the shackles. But now it seems that even the two great god-level The gods did not make him really bow his head.

But it is also because of this that he is worthy of the status of being a historical node!
Hephaestus stretched out his hand, and a simple and heavy book appeared in his hand.

Turning over the yellowed pages, blurred illustrations come into view, and each page is the beginning of an important history.

Some worlds were born from chaos, Gaia, the first creature, appeared, and some Gaia alone gave birth to the god Uranus, Pontus, the god of the sea, and Uriah, the god of the mountain.

Hephaestus flipped through the pages one by one, and finally turned to a blank page. He used his finger to describe in detail the appearance of Atlas in the sky, and colors appeared on the blank pages. All the pictures mentioned above should be clear and bright.

There is no doubt that this ancient book is an artifact, an artifact created by Hephaestus himself, and it is called the Book of Time and History!
He is in charge of fire, volcanoes, forging, smelting, stone laying, and carving, and is a born god of craftsmanship.

But how strict is the hierarchical system of the gods, weak divine power, weak divine power, medium divine power, strong divine power, great divine power, supreme divine power, one rank is one world, as strong as Atlas, the giant god of the sky, facing two great divine powers The gods can only be in a dilemma.

Hephaestus didn't want to face such a situation one day.

He is now a middle-level god, and if he thinks about it, he can immediately step into the ranks of powerful gods. Except for the five primitive gods and the god Uranus, no one can cure him.

But after becoming a powerful god-level god, there is no way to go, and the authority in charge of Hephaestus does not support him to continue walking.

And at that time, his every move will definitely be watched and interpreted by many parties, and there is no chance to go further.

That's why Hephaestus has been suppressing himself. Now, he has to rely on the historical books of the artifact years and record the process of Atlas ascending to the sky as the anchor, and include the two major authorities of history and records!
The picture on the yellowed pages of the book gradually became clear. The giant stood at the end of the western world. Compared with his majestic body, the huge mountain he stepped on was just a stepping stone. To work on the earth is just... the finishing touch.

Hephaestus looked up suddenly and met Atlas' eyes.

The giant god of the sky has a calm face, and he has been watching him across the infinite mountain range!

Seeing that Hephaestus finally looked at him, Atlas blinked slyly, then looked at the sky, then at the earth, with a strong sarcasm in his eyes.

This scene happened to be recorded by Hephaestus in the illustration of the Artifact Years History Book.

done!
Hephaestus closed the history book, closed his eyes and cut off the connection with Atlas, the giant god of the sky.

Since then, he has two more authorities in charge, and his god name will be the god of fire, the god of forging and stone masonry, the god of carving art, the god of history and records.

Blowing the highest mountain wind on Lemnos Island, Hephaestus nodded slightly to the west: "Thank you."

(End of this chapter)