Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

According to Greek customs, relatives and friends of the man should wait in the living room to prepare for the bride.But for the safety of King Davis's family, the welcome team was prevented from having too many or too mixed.Therefore, it was negotiated in advance, and the greeting team waited outside the mansion.

Therefore, from the living room to the door, Cynthia encountered slaves and employees at home. They held torches and stood by the roadside, illuminating the way for the new couple and offering sincere blessings.

As soon as he left the house, Cynthia's ear immediately rang loud cheers.

Through the hazy wedding dress, Cynthia saw people all around. They danced and said good things such as "beautiful bride and handsome groom", making the candles in the open space in front of the mansion bright.

In the praise, Patroclus led Cynthia into a four-horse cart.

Entering the car, Cynthia opened the wedding dress.

Patroclus looked at her beautifully dressed pretty face, and couldn't help admiring: "Cynthia, you are so beautiful! More beautiful than Aphrodite! -"

"Hush, don't talk nonsense!" Cynthia quickly reminded him to know that the goddess was not very open-minded.

But as the saying goes, Cynthia's heart is beautiful, holding Patroclus's hand tightly...

The welcoming team immediately followed the carriage, automatically arranging the growth team, and the wagons and the people following them began to slow down in the cry of "Get started!" 'S going forward.

At this time, the players in the team began to play the double-tube flute and lyre, and everyone sang the wedding hymn together.

Among these singers, there are two special characters.They are Christosia and Agnes as Cynthia’s two mothers, and they are going to accompany their daughter through the last part of the wedding.But as the two princesses of the kingdom, their safety must be guaranteed.So they are at the front of the team, surrounded by court guards.

They also hold torches in their hands, and the source of these two torches is not simple, because this is from the fireside of the home, symbolically protecting the daughter from a family and one identity to another family, and converting Into another identity.Although the kitchen god Hestia is not one of the twelve main gods, he has a very important position in the family life of the people.

Patroclus’s home is on the outskirts of the southern city of Tuliy, so the team sending the relatives from the king’s mansion in the west of the inner city first eastwards, through Victory Square to the east, and then turn south, cross the Great Stone Bridge of Krati, and exit the south city You can only reach it by walking along the river.This is not a short distance. Christosia and Agnes have never traveled so far in recent years.This time for Cynthia, they also fulfilled their mother's responsibilities.

Such a long line of lights walking through the city is naturally very eye-catching.People kept learning that news came, and after blessing the newcomers in the carriage and saluting the two princesses, they followed the team.By the time of the stone bridge, this team of sending relatives almost turned into a large parade of people in the city at night, which just shows that the Davies royal family is deeply loved by the people.

On this evening, the king's family and the Dionysian people were indifferent and intimate, blending together intimately.

After receiving the notice from the guards, he was about to go to Patroclus’s house. Christoia and Agnes glanced at each other. They were relieved, and they knocked some sore doubles with their empty left hands. leg.

The carriage stopped, but the couple could not get off.

The two princesses walked forward.

Patroclus’s house has long been decorated with garlands made of pomegranate, olive, and laurel branches, as well as various flowers.In front of the house, a lot of bonfires were lit, also brightly lit.

Patroclus's mother and other friends and family were waiting at the door, and they were shocked to see the mighty team of sending relatives (Patrolos' father had been invited to the palace to feast).Then they hurried forward to meet the two princesses.

Christoya and Agnes returned to Patroclus's mother and smiled to comfort the relative who looked nervous because of her low background: "We will be a family in the future!..."

The mother of Patroclus only said that she was shaking slightly and raised the torch.

Christosia and Agnes ignited the torches in their hands with solemn expressions, which completed the final handover.

In the traditional wedding of the Greeks, the entire torch relay process is essential.Therefore, there is an old saying in Greece that describes an illegal marriage as "a wedding without torches."However, in Dionia, the newlyweds received Hera’s blessing and registered in the city hall, which is a legal couple, and this wedding is only a respect for tradition.

Patroclus, wearing a flower crown, led Cynthia and walked off the carriage.

In the cheers, although wearing a wedding dress, Cynthia can still see the two mothers standing by the road through the gaps in the fabric.

Her eyes were suddenly red again.

Kristoa stepped forward to hug her and said gently in her ear: "Remember what I said."

Cynthia nodded vigorously, she dared not open her mouth, fearing that she would cry when she spoke.

Agnes also stepped forward to hug her and sincerely wished: "Children, have a good life with Patroclus! Hera will bless you!"

Cynthia still nodded.

Patroclus also made a big gift.

The two princesses accepted it calmly.

Christoya also said slightly seriously: "Cynthia will leave it to you, treat her well!"

Patroclusion claimed to be, and then took Cynthia to the house, surrounded by friends and family, walked into the house by the stove, this is a symbolic center of the family.

The guests threw the prepared nuts at the couple.

At the same time, Patroclus's mother handed a red date and a traditional cake made of sesame and honey to Cynthia, both of which symbolized prosperity and fertility.

Cynthia lifted her wedding dresses slightly and ate them, which meant that Cynthia had become a member of the family.

In the blessing of the guests, Patroclus took Cynthia into the wedding room and could not wait to pull her to the bed, trying to help her take off her wedding dress quickly.

"Outside...outside...and others..." Cynthia said shyly.

Don't worry, there is Steffros guarding outside, and no one dares to come in."

"Stevios? Will he and Kitia soon get married?" Cynthia asked curiously.

"It's our wedding today, care about what they do." In Cynthia's cry, Patroclus took her to bed...

Outside the door, relatives and friends sang the wedding hymns with the highest voice, working together to scare away the evil spirits.

Soon, a large team of sending parents outside the house also joined in.

The magnificent singing resounded through Turri's night...

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While almost all the people in the city were marrying Princess Dionysia Cynthia, the elders of the senate gathered in the Dionysian palace to participate in a banquet held by King Davers in the name of the wedding, except for a few who were far away as administrators. The sir, the veteran who could not escape because of important matters, did not come out of the scene, and the rest arrived.

Daveus spent his own money, set up nearly a hundred tables, filled the entire palace hall, and let his son Croto Katakus serve as the banquet supervisor, commanding his men and slaves to serve the elders.

For more than ten years, Daveus hosted all the elders. This is the first time that he took this opportunity to thank the elders for their efforts for the kingdom over the years.It was also the first time that he had his own eldest son, Croto Kataks, alone in front of the highest officials of the Kingdom on such an informal occasion.

Under the deliberate arrangement of Daphes and the intentional flattery of the elders, the banquet atmosphere was very warm and continued until late at night.

Many veterans were drunk, especially Patricolos’ father, Parian Andros, as one of the protagonists of this banquet, the only non-senior VIP, he came to toast to congratulate everyone The elders of course, of course, cannot refuse. A glass of wine kept drinking, and soon they were drunk and vomited.

And with the authority of Daphes, which veteran dared to force him to drink, so he remained sober at the end of the banquet.As for Crotocatax, who is not yet a teenager, the veterans were embarrassed to let him drink, so he did not drip.

After sending away the guests, Davers took Croto Kataks and walked home on foot under the guard of the court guard.

The palace and the mansion, one at the foot of the mountain and the other at the top of the mountain, are only 80 meters apart, and are connected by a spacious and flat avenue.

This night, the moon stars were sparse and the climate was cool.The slightly intoxicated Daphes walked on the gently sloping avenue, the surroundings were quiet and silent, and the river breeze fluttered.

He turned his head to look at his son beside him: "Why are you still angry?"

"Father, the elders from Dawn, scolded you through the wine, aren't you going to punish them further?" Crotocatax said vigorously.

"Then what do you say? Whipping them or staying in prison?" Daveus smiled and persuaded. "They are drunk. They are drunk and talk drunk, forgive me."

Crotocatax said with anxiety: "But I can see that they are dissatisfied with you, and I am worried that they will treat you..."

"I have the protection of the court guards, under the supervision of Aristilas, and the whole city of Turiyi is under my control. What can the few newly conquered Done leaders do?" Dave Siran With a smile, he was deeply touched by his son's concern. He patted him on his still tender shoulders and said seriously: "Not to mention that we have just occupied the land of others and taken away their people, is it not allowed? People get angry and dissipated? Children, you have to learn to control yourself, don't get angry easily, anger will make you lose your mind, and others will catch your weakness..."