Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

When Davos bowed to the bust of Heraclid to salute, all the people saluted and wished that they would have such a favor when they died.

As the idol was lifted into the temple, the time had come to the afternoon. Although the people were a little tired, the one after another unprecedented novel ceremonies were held, which kept them very interested.

To this day, the last one is left, and the most important one is to visit the temple and pray.

Under the direction of Daphes, the soldiers maintained order, and the people consciously abide by the order, and entered the temple one by one...

After going through the previous rituals, Kanios has greatly improved Hades's perception of Hades. At this moment, he desperately wants to enter the temple to find out.

Follow the flow of people stepping on the entrance stairs and stepping on the temple base, you can see a statue on each side of the temple's main entrance: on the left is a handsome young man holding a harp and playing with heart; on the right is a beautiful woman, hand Twist tactics.With a smile on his face, he looked tenderly at the youth.

The two milky white marble statues are smooth and lifelike.The affectionate gaze between the two creates a beautiful mood.

Kanos's eyes came back and forth between the two statues until someone exclaimed: "Is this the hero Orpheus and his beautiful wife Eurydick?!"

After reminding Kanos, he looked at it again and found that this was the case, because their names were engraved on the base of the statue.

Orpheus is the son of the sun god Apollo and the literary goddess Caliupa. He is the hero of ancient Greek legend, singing and playing the piano like no other.His wife Eurydice was bitten by a viper and died. She loved her. Orpus ventured into the underworld, and impressed Hades and Queen Persephone with a beautiful song, allowing him to take Eurydice. Ke's soul, but before leaving the underworld, she can't look at Eurydick, otherwise she will stay in the land forever.Orpheus kept his promise and trudged with his wife, and he was about to get out of hell, but he accidentally glanced at his wife, causing Eurydick to be caught back to hell. Orpheus fell into remorse and died in depression. .

But at the moment, the two statues show not sadness and resentment, but happiness and warmth.

Affected by this emotion, Kanios stepped into the temple peacefully, and what he saw in his eyes were the three stone tablets that were lifted into the temple.

This is the Hall of Heroes, Kanios saw the engraved letters on the eaves.

The Yingling Hall is just a partial temple of the temple, the area is not too large, and there are painted on all four walls.Kanos took a closer look. The main paintings above are: the magnificent picture of the war of the former mercenaries squatting the road, crossing the ocean, saving the people, the barbarians, building new cities, and creating alliances...

Even the outsider, Kanos, looked at it and couldn't help lamenting the hardship of Dionysia's entrepreneurship, but instead of praying religiously like the Dionyan people, he walked to the brazier to bow and salute, and then walked from the door come out.

On the right is another side hall. That must be the sage temple mentioned by the people just now. It seems that many people have stopped.

Kanios went straight ahead, crossed the middle gate, and entered the main hall of the temple.

This hall is more than 20 meters high. As soon as a person enters, he immediately finds himself insignificant.In front of the hall stands a bronze statue over ten meters high. The huge figure also gives a strong sense of oppression. Fortunately, this statue of Hades does not show the fierce and fierce face in the legend. A kind and kind image of an elder, and beside him was also snuggling another idol-the beautiful after-perfect Perpéforgne. She kissed her husband's arm and smiled to all beings.The most feared Pluto among the Greek main gods is now in harmony with the queen Qin Se, which makes people feel close to him.

Looking at the ground again, it is a carefully selected mosaic of brightly colored marble, smooth as a mirror; the four walls are still colorfully painted, dense forests, green hills, green grasslands, various exotic beasts, fairy angels, and Human beings are also hip-hopping, happy and contented, and they get along very harmoniously...it makes people forget to return, and the sun beams project from the patio in the middle of the temple and the windows above the two sides, reflecting the bright colors in the hall. The hall looks magnificent and seems to be in a fairyland, which makes many Dionysian people intoxicated and whispered in their mouths: "Elysee? This is the Elysee Paradise!!......" Even kneeling before the flame, for a long time Unwilling to get up.

The soldiers who maintain order can only helplessly urge again and again.

Witnessing this situation, Kanios had to sigh: The bold and ingenious design of the Dionysians turned the hell into a paradise and the fierce god into the good god!At such a warm place, do you still worry that no people come to worship!

Kanos walked out of the temple and couldn't help but be in the aftertaste of the beautiful scene in the temple.

"The temple on that side is too scary! Many people dare not go in!"

"No?! It's pretty good! If it wasn't for the soldiers to urge me, I still want to stay inside!"

"The other side...the other side is completely different from this side, you can go and see if you don't believe it!"

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The voice of the people came to Kanios, he was stunned: there is another temple?No, there is only one here, is it... this is impossible?!...

Many people are as shocked as Kanos.It is normal to be surprised. After all, the temple of the ancient Greek city-state has been a temple dedicated to a main god since ancient times. The statue of Perpéforgne in the temple appeared in this temple, which is a bold breakthrough. Fortunately, people regard the post-Ming as a subsidiary of Pluto, not too surprised!But they never imagined that the designers had a bolder approach, even splitting a temple into two parts-one temple with two gods!No wonder the length of the Temple of Hades is twice the length of a normal temple!

Driven by doubt and curiosity, Kanios quickly passed the corridor outside the temple supported by dozens of giant Dorian-style stone columns to the other side of the temple.

Sure enough, there is another temple entrance here, the same flow of people.

There are also two stone carvings on both sides of the main entrance, but they are black. They are the Yellow Spring Ferry and the three-headed dog, Kerpalos, the guardian of the gate of Hell, and their ugly appearance makes Kanios feel awkward. .

Entering the entrance is a partial hall. The letters of "evil prison" are engraved on it. In the middle is the fierce idol of the death god Tanatos holding a sword. Black letters are engraved on both sides: "The rebels must enter this prison! Must go to prison! Rape must go to prison!..."

At the end of each sentence there is a bloody skull painted, which makes people feel chilly.The four walls are drawn with all kinds of terrible pictures of the ghosts torturing the soul, which is even more creepy.

Kanios stumbled out, and the terrible sight made him hesitate a little bit: do I have to go in?

At this time, he saw the "Confessional Room" engraved on the right side of the hall, and there was a series of striking large words next to it: "If you make a mistake, God will forgive!"

Kanios settled down and moved on. He passed through the confession room and entered the main hall.

This is the black world.The black marble floor, black walls, no patios, and no windows, so there is no sunlight, only the burning brazier in front of the gods brings a little light to the temple, but it does not add much warmth to the temple, but the flashing flames give out Haze printed on everyone's face.

There is not only a god in front of him. There is no longer a beautiful and gentle underside of the Hades statue that is more than ten meters high. He is wearing a black robe and holding a double-stranded fork. His face is majestic, and his eyes are as if they can see people. Good and evil.

In front of him there are three eight-meter-tall deities, namely Minos, Lada Mantos and Aiagos, three hell judges, all with a stern look, one holding a paper roll, and one sternly asking, the middle one Holding up a balance, with a weight on one tray and a bright red heart on the other tray. This is the only red in the whole temple, but it makes all the believers in the temple look nervous and sweaty because It is so eye-catching, as if asking: What is your conscience?!

Kanios walked out of the temple in a trance, and the fresh air did not make him feel relaxed: it was simply a test of the soul!

Kanios walked down the hill and couldn't help but look back at this magnificent temple.

The people coming out of one side of the temple are all smiles and happy; the people coming out of the other side are dignified and thoughtful.Heaven and hell are extremely opposite, but they are perfectly accommodated in a temple. The Dionysian genius conceived this strange temple. I don’t know how it will affect the Dionysians in the future. !

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At dusk, the hustle and bustle of the city of Turiyi did not dissipate, and the people at the end of the street were still talking about the temple celebrations during the day, of course, including this famous restaurant, Christoya.

Kanios listened to them while chewing bread and drinking goat soup.

He only knew that the strange design of the Temple of Hades was originally proposed by the Archbishop Davis. Even every unprecedented ceremony in the celebration was derived from his arrangement, which made him curious: Dionia What kind of person is the Archon?

At the celebration, Kanios just saw Daveus in front of the temple looking very young, but he was extraordinary.Recalling that he had not yet been received by the Dionysian authority, Kanios was a bit frustrated.

"Can I sit here?" A person came across the table and asked politely.

Kanios nodded.

"Come on a big plate of beef tripe!" the man shouted loudly. Not long after sitting down, the steaming food was brought up. He quickly used a wooden spoon to scoop a large spoon of sauce in the clay pot on the table and put it in In the plate, it was a sauce made from shellfish in the sea. It tasted strange, and Kanios was not used to it, but the person opposite was using beef tripe dip to eat it with relish.

"Well, it's still delicious! I haven't eaten in a few months, and I think about it every day, but I'm greedy to death!" The man's intoxicated look made Kanios smile.

The man glanced at Kanios and said, "Did you know that when the Greek mercenaries were in Persia, Daveus was initially just an ordinary soldier. He used this tripe to conquer the mouths of other soldiers. Attracted everyone's attention and later became the leader of the mercenary."

Note: The creativity of one temple and two gods is not the originality of Daveus. After hundreds of years in history, Hadrian, one of the five emperors of Rome, designed and presided over the construction of the Temple of Venus, one side of the temple. It is dedicated to the goddess Venus, and to the other side is the goddess of Rome (the deified Rome). The temple ruins are in front of the amphitheatre in Rome.