Greece: Zeus made me the queen of heaven?

Chapter 944 How about I kowtow to you?
"Eros, you should thank me properly!"

Athena's aura suddenly hardened, and she even turned the tables on Eros, making him thank her.

If she hadn't been afraid of going too far and incurring retaliation, Athena would have almost said something like, "Kneel down and prostrate yourself to express your gratitude."

Athena's sudden assertiveness also surprised Eros.

"I should thank you?"

"Of course, otherwise you might not even get to see this child."

Athena remained calm and composed, having already devised a plan to deal with Eros's attack.

"If I hadn't discovered it by chance, this child would have been ruthlessly abandoned by her birth mother long ago, without your knowledge."

"You can still see this child growing up healthy and lively today, all thanks to the hard work I put into raising him back then."

This is true. Athena did all of these things: she comforted Hera and persuaded her to agree to her plan, and later she found a suitable birth for Alcides.

If it weren't for her in the first place, Hera might have let the child die in the womb, or simply lost it somewhere.

The fact that Athena was able to take such good care of the child is largely due to her efforts; Eros should indeed thank her.

With this connection, Athena was not afraid of Eros's questioning at all. On the contrary, she was so confident that Eros thanked her instead.

"Even so, why don't you just tell me directly?"

Although Athena's self-righteousness was unexpected, the more she argued, the more amused Eros became, and he continued to pursue her.

“I didn’t know whose blood this child was at first; I just did it on a whim.”

Even at this point, Athena was still keeping her promise to Hera and would not betray the fact that Hera was the mother of her child.

After all, it now seems that Eros simply encountered his bloodline in the Sanctuary by chance, which is why he came to confront him.

Eros probably didn't know that the child's birth mother was Hera, otherwise he wouldn't have come to him first.

Even if they do know, they usually do so through other means, and can still deny knowing about it.

In short, she does what she's supposed to do, but she doesn't take responsibility for anything else.

He would neither break his promise to Hera nor take the blame for her.

Athena was calculating her own schemes, showing no fear whatsoever. Her confident demeanor made Eros chuckle.

Fortunately, he witnessed Athena and Hera plotting and then stuffing Alcides into Alcmene's belly.

Otherwise, seeing Athena lying so calmly today, we might actually have believed her.

"Oh, so when exactly did you find out? It couldn't be that you just found out recently and wanted to tell me but didn't have time, could it?"

Hearing Eros's words and seeing the smile on his lips, Athena had a bad feeling and quickly swallowed back the words she had prepared.

It's not accurate to say that we only recently found out and then didn't have a chance to tell Eros because he was running around everywhere; we need to find a different way to put it.

After only a moment's thought, Athena seamlessly continued.

"No, I did discover this a long time ago."

"But why would I tell you this in a special way? For a bloodline descendant that you yourself might not even care about?"

"If you truly cared about this child, how could you not know of her birth? How could her mother not have told you? How could she have abandoned her?" "Eros, I've told you before to restrain your promiscuous ways, otherwise do you think this kind of mess will be rare?"

"Do you really think that your bloodline isn't being passed down in secret, in places you can't see or notice?"

Change strategy and take the initiative!
Athena abandoned her attempts to counter Eros's moves and instead criticized Eros's conduct.

"You've had affairs with at least a thousand goddesses, can you remember all of their names? Do you know their current situations?!"

“You can’t possibly care about everyone. There’s a chance that one of them might have a child after sleeping with you for one night and then have to give birth to it on her own.”

"You know the temperament of some goddesses. They chase after happiness like waves, never stopping. What difference does it make if a child is lost in their hands?"

After being hit by a barrage of attacks, Eros was completely stunned, so why is the blame being placed on him?

Seeing that he didn't object, Athena changed the subject.

"So even though I knew this child was abandoned and was your bloodline, I never intended to tell you."

"Her mother has fallen so low as to abandon her child, doesn't that have anything to do with you?"

"Rather than telling you and causing you to stir up trouble and argue with her mother, I'd rather be a good person and raise her quietly."

Ignoring the fact that she actually led the whole thing, all of these words are true.

Why not tell Eros that this is Hera's child? And if you did tell him, what then?
Eros then went to fight Hera, which would disturb the peace of the entire Olympus, with constant fighting.

Moreover, the one who tied the knot must untie it; the key to solving this problem lies not with Eros or Hera, but with the child.

Athena understood a principle called "mutual dislike".

The two, who already had a lot of friction, would find it hard to stand each other no matter what, and eventually a fight would break out.

This problem cannot be solved without a bridge connecting the two sides.

When Athena strongly urged Hera to keep the child, wasn't she also hoping to reconcile the two families?

If they had a child, and a stable communication bridge were established, and the child could do something, the relationship between Hera and Eros would ease considerably.

There is prejudice and bias against Eros, but children are always innocent.

Athena had calculated every single step from beginning to end, and basically, there were only benefits and no drawbacks.

For Eros and Hera, this was their child, and it was important for both to repair their relationship and to maintain their bloodline.

For Athena, she can nurture another excellent hero, and the Sanctuary will have one more outstanding Saint.

These were all things she did without much effort, and her hard work was worthwhile.

She was already being kind by not asking Eros and Hera for compensation for all the effort she had put in; in fact, she had lost a considerable amount of money.

After listening to Athena's eloquent accusations, Eros had to admit that she made a lot of sense.

From this perspective, she is indeed a genuinely good person, the kind who even helps take care of her child.

Eros was so moved by her words that he wanted to kowtow to her in gratitude for raising him.

(End of this chapter)