Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1763 1735. Criminal Women

Even though he is a history enthusiast, Lan En has a certain understanding of the world in the BC era.

I also know that in this day and age, women themselves are not recognized as "complete people" at all on a social level.

But because he has always been with Cassandra, this strong and independent woman often confuses Lan's understanding of the world.

So when Lan En suddenly heard Priest Demeter's righteous and natural accusation of crime, he was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses.

“Why is this considered a crime?”

Cassandra is a different story if she wants to win a championship on the sports field. If she wants to break the rules, she should naturally face and overcome resistance. But is it a crime to watch a game from the sidelines?

"You don't understand, young people!" Priestess Demeter looked them up and down, "There are too many... temptations in the Olympic Games!"

"This is fatal to women with mature bodies!"

"Those young, oiled, well-defined bodies are so shaky! There's so much muscle going on everywhere! ... Uh-huh! I mean, it's so gross! Especially for married women!"

The witcher scratched his cheek.

The priestess's statement is too detached from the folk customs of ancient Greece.

In this place and this era, people's open attitude towards desire and love makes the magical sorceresses of the Middle Ages feel like they can have fun.

But on the other hand, this split is reasonable when you think about it.

After all, temples and priests in this era are often regarded as social managers. Consciously or unconsciously, they intend to maintain social stability because of their social role functions.

Promiscuous relationships between men and women will undermine family stability, and the widespread phenomenon of family instability will cause social instability.

Therefore, no matter how open the folk customs are, the temples and priests, as "social managers", should always promote concepts such as "loyalty" and "family values".

...Whether this advocacy is effective or not is another matter, but they have to show their attitude.

"Who are you then?"

After understanding the principles and stance behind Priestess Demeter's actions, Lan turned to the defendant who was slumped on the ground and asked.

The defendant's skin was tanned to a healthy brown, her hair was curly, and her eyebrows were thick and dark as if they were drawn with indigo stone. When she was young, she must have been a typical Aegean beauty.

Although she is getting older and her appearance has faded, she is wearing more armlets, necklaces, bracelets and other decorations that symbolize wealth.

Looks like a wealthy family.

"My name is Kalipatila." Her eyebrows and eyes were trembling, as was her voice. "I just want to watch my son compete! My family enjoys honor in the Olympics!"

"My father, brother, nephew, and son have all won championships! Don't I have the right to watch them compete?"

Lan turned his head and glanced at Priestess Demeter.

If what the other party said is true, then this family is indeed extremely glorious in the Olympic arena.

The law is the law, but such a glorious family may be important to the Olympics itself. Is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of it?

Logically speaking, this is true. Even in ancient Greece before Christ, it is impossible not to talk about human relationships and social conventions. As long as there are more than two humans in this world, human relationships and social conventions will exist.

But on the other hand, this is still ancient Greece after all.

In the streets of Athens, women were not allowed to walk on the streets without a man leading them. Never mind whether the people walking on the streets were wealthy women who hired male bodyguards or had a lover.

In short, women have to be accompanied by men when they go out on the street, otherwise it is illegal and immoral in Athens.

Athens has become the light of democracy in the Mediterranean region.

In Olympia, this kind of thing is only exaggerated.

In fact, even if Kalipatila said how glorious her family was in the Olympics, who knew her as a woman?

How could she normally have the opportunity to show herself in public?

Even in modern society, it takes a lot of effort to check a person's social relationships and family background, let alone now.

So Priestess Demeter's reaction was also normal.

She just glanced at the defendant who was slumped on the ground with an expression that said, "I've seen people like you many times."

"Enough of your lies!"

In fact, she didn't believe the other party's description of his family background at all.

"But no matter what!" Cassandra stepped forward from behind and said firmly, "Her crime is not that serious at all! Why should she kneel in front of the temple in public?"

The priestess said coldly: "Kneeling in front of the temple is not a punishment at all. Death is the punishment! She should be thrown down from the top of the mountain!"

"What?" "What?"

Now both Lan En and Kalipatila, who was slumped on the ground, were surprised, and the parties involved also felt an additional huge fear.

Lan En didn't expect that someone would die just for watching the game, and Kalipatila didn't expect that the priestess's verdict would start with the death penalty.

She disguised herself as a man and tried to sneak into the venue to see her son, an athlete at the Olympics, but she didn't expect that the priestess didn't believe her family background at all and made a decision immediately!

They didn't even bother to give her any time to contact her family or deal with activities!
"No, no!" Kalipatila was visibly in panic and despair. After all, the priestess's words were equivalent to a formal verdict.

Helpless and confused, she could only hold her hands together and look at the group of people who had just spoken for her in a begging manner.

"Please! Please prove that I have the right to watch my family play!"

"You have no rights at all!" The priestess was ruthless. "You have violated the sacred tradition and you will be punished for it!"

"Then your laws are irrational!" Triss shouted angrily from behind, "We will prove it!"

"It's up to you. The execution will be in the evening anyway." Priest Demeter did not insist. "No matter what, you stand up to defend her."

"To respect your persistence, if you can give me evidence of Kalipatila's noble birth before the execution, then there is still room for this matter. Otherwise, in order to uphold tradition and the honor of the gods, she will still be sentenced to death."

Cassandra was still angry, but Lan had already grabbed her arm.

The demon hunter looked at the situation and realized that the priestess of Demeter might have begun to doubt Kalipatila's identity. This decision was a concession she made out of concern for the majesty of the temple and tradition.

There is no need to say more, just start collecting evidence.

Proving that Kalipatila was a member of the family she claimed to be was tantamount to proving that she was herself.

This kind of question may sound outrageous, but I didn't expect it to have appeared in ancient Greece.

Leaving the small square in front of the temple, the group went down the stairs and returned to the streets of Olympia.

Lan En looked at the four people in front of him with a questioning look.

Cassandra and Triss, needless to say, are the protagonists of the female athlete lobbying.

Herodotus played the role of a middleman.

The two women had to rely on the guidance of knowledgeable historians to find out who were the people who could influence the rules in the preparation of the Olympics.

But Thestycles...

Lan approached Herodotus and whispered, "Shouldn't your first stop today be to convince him to give up the Spartan athlete's spot? Why are you strolling around together?"

Herodotus had rigorous logic and clear thinking. As the father of Western historiography, he was undoubtedly a highly qualified talent.

"Perhaps we all remember only the immaturity and bad luck of this Pankrasin athlete, but underestimate his ardent patriotism."

Herodotus still used his gentle and unhurried tone to explain the situation to Lan En in just a few words.

"When we found him, he was overjoyed to hear that Kassandra was interested in taking his place and winning the championship for Sparta."

"He was very relieved, and we also felt that this first stop was surprisingly easy. After chatting with Leonidaon for a while, he heard that we would need to rely on a lot of connections in the future, so he followed us even with his injured leg to see if he could use his reputation to help."

Thestycles was the favorite to win the Pancrasin sent by Sparta. He was already an athlete with great achievements and reputation.

If he gets the title of Olympic champion again, maybe in a few years when he is past his physical peak, he will be able to be a referee in the Olympics, just like Kalías.

Lan En suddenly realized that it made sense for Thesticles to be here.

"Spartans are the best!" The big, strong athlete raised his hands and cheered for his city-state. "Even a Spartan woman can win the Olympic championship! Woohoo!"

The solid muscles on his thighs were wrapped in a circle of white linen. Lan had acted quickly yesterday, so the shark had no chance to tear off a whole piece of meat from his thick thighs.

There was no entire muscle missing, and Lan En treated the wound immediately. In addition, his physical condition was very good, so it was not surprising that he could walk today.

On the other side, there are Cassandra and Triss.

The falconer looked unhappy, but Lan En guessed that it was because of what happened at Priestess Demeter's place, rather than the failure of their original itinerary goal.

Because on the other side, Triss's face turned pale under her burgundy hair.

And his usual kind and friendly, occasionally playful look was now replaced by a sense of irritability and weakness.

Lan En was no stranger to this expression.

When sorceresses consume the chaos magic in their bodies that has become accustomed to its existence, but cannot get it replenished, the feeling of emptiness will make them feel physically uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)