Greek Mythology: The Spiritual Dominator

Fantasy world, Olympus.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, shining on the earth and mountains, as if it does not notice another round of scorching sun rising underground. Zeus and the gods were still on the top of the mountain, enjoying the songs and dances of the Muses, while waiting for the "new god who didn't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the sky."

The gods don't care about this time, but not every god is interested in it. Like Athena, she found a reason to leave there early and returned to her palace on the mountain.

Athena still has many doubts about this specious world. It's not that she doesn't want to know more about those strange gods, but the reality doesn't allow her to stay there for a long time.

Because the goddess of wisdom who merged with another 'self' did not inherit the memory of the original body, every word she said may be noticed by others as abnormal - or no one may notice it, but when she is not sure of this sudden When asked how long the changes would last, she naturally chose the most cautious one.

Walking on the steps paved with white jade, Athena quietly admired the new scenery of Olympus. Maybe it's because the time is further back, or maybe it's because Hephaestus's skills are indeed higher than those of the Cyclops. In short, along the chain of sacred mountains with no peaks, the successive shrines look more majestic and magnificent.

There are even some more distinctive styles, which are not like gods, but like gods being influenced by mortals. For the beings who have been living here, they don't feel much about it, but Athena feels it very clearly.

Gods and humans influence each other even if they are not aware of it... Thinking silently, the goddess continued to move forward.

Her destination was her library - although she didn't know the layout of her palace, Athena believed that she would have such a place.

As expected, she found her palace following the induction of divine power. Under the guidance of the maid with some doubts, she easily found her 'own' study in the complicated corridors.

…

Tap tap tap...

Tap tap tap...

Squeak——

"Is this here?"

The long sky-blue skirt covered the figure of the 'girl' god, and a lavender belt was tied up casually on her slender waist. Athena reached out and pushed open the door, taking in the scenery inside the room.

A huge circular library, with large rings inside small rings, filled with layers of bookshelves both inside and outside. This was the first time Athena had seen so many creations that recorded knowledge. Looking at this scene, she couldn't help but smile.

No matter whether the world is true or false, there is one thing whose value will not change, and that is knowledge. And this is probably the place with the most knowledge in the world. Due to the difference in priesthood, even the collection of the God King is far from comparable - if Zeus is really interested in them.

"Yes, Your Highness, this is your study."

Fairy Nymph, who was standing aside with a respectful salute, responded in a low voice.

She was a little confused. After all, this was the library in the goddess's own palace. But God's affairs cannot be questioned. No matter why the other party asked her to lead the way, she never raised any objection.

Among the gods of Olympus, Athena is indeed the one with a pretty good personality, but no matter what, the other is a god.

"very good."

Nodding, Athena came back to her senses. She tilted her head slightly, looked at the maid who was looking at the ground, and then moved her fingers slightly.

With a 'plop' sound, Nymph fell to the ground. The next moment, she was dragged up by an invisible force and placed on a small bed left by the goddess in the library.

She would probably sleep for a long time until Athena took full control of the situation. While she still knew nothing about it, the goddess didn't want to cause any more accidents.

"Phew - now, it's time to take a look at the difference between the 'history' of this world and what I know."

Exhaling, Athena stepped forward. The skirt trailed on the bright ground, and the goddess began to look at the books stored in categories.

Some of them are related to certain skills, some are biographies praising gods, or chronicling the history of kingdoms. But after searching around, Athena couldn't find documents recording the history of the entire world. She was surprised for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

She almost forgot that books were written down by intelligent beings. Human beings need to record history to pass it on to future generations, but gods themselves are immortal beings. They don't need to record their past in books because their own memories are history books.

Therefore, gods will not record complete history, and mortals do not have the power and lifespan of gods, so it is impossible for them to write a history that spans the years.

"So...do I need to summarize it myself?"

Wrinkling her beautiful brows, and then relaxing them, Athena looked at the books that recorded gods and humans. The writers of these things are either believers of God, themselves, or scholars in the human kingdom. There must be some subjective judgments in the content they record.

But as long as you see enough and understand enough, Athena can piece together the real history bit by bit like building blocks, and understand what has happened in this world in the past.

This is destined to be not a simple matter, but a vast and complicated project. After all, trying to find the truest one among the different conflicting statements one by one requires not only wisdom, but also enough time and experience.

Fortunately, Athena is not without help. She has other ways to speed up the process. So the girl-like god took off an ancient volume from his waist - the artifact that was supposed to bring her into memory, but now brought her to another world.

This is the only thing that the goddess brought in. Other than that, whether it is the clothes on her body, the [Spear of Victory] and the [Shield of Equis], they are all things that the other 'self' originally owned.

Over the past hundreds of years, Athena has gradually gained a deeper understanding of the power of this volume. It can not only read the memory, or in other words, the function of memory is just its insignificant appendage. Its real ability is the invocation of ‘existence’, the use of ‘immutability’, and it is also the gateway to ‘history’.

Memory is the summary and traces of the past, and is life's recognition of the past, so the exploration of memory is included in the function of this artifact. At this moment, with the help of its power, Athena can easily collect the documents in the entire library, and then restore the most authentic scene in history.

This is much simpler. The artifacts related to [History] can naturally be easily judged as true or false... Standing in the palace, the goddess slowly opened the laces of the volume.

The lanyard fell to the ground and the artifact began to glow slightly. However, Athena was not in a hurry to use it. She just stared at this natural creation for a while, and then spoke softly at a certain moment:

"It's been a long time since we last met. I didn't expect to see you again here... It's a bit rude to say that I didn't ask before I came last time. I wonder what I should call you?"

The transformation of the world comes from reading memories, and all of this is manipulated by this artifact. If this could still be an accident, the phantom seen before confirmed that everything must be related to that mysterious existence.

Rather than understanding the history of this world, Athena actually wanted to know how to get out of here. The most important thing is to communicate with the person who caused all this.

And the other party did give a signal before... Thinking of this, Athena's expression became more determined.

"..."

"Buzz——"

After the words fell, there was no reaction at first. But after a while, the volume that symbolized being held by the goddess suddenly trembled slightly.

Athena let go of her hand, and then the volume slowly opened in front of her. On its originally blank title page, an ink mark emerged.

"This is an accident. Before today, I didn't expect that your memory would become like this."

"But I will end this. As for my title..."

There was a pause, as if the being behind it was thinking about what to call itself. After a while, the ink marks continued, and a line of small words appeared on it.

"Compared to many creatures in this world, I am indeed born different. So if you need a name..."

"Then just call me Yahweh."

The writing appeared and disappeared, as if nothing had happened. But when the owner of the handwriting personally recognized this 'name', in addition to the goddess, it was also remembered in the 'heart' of the world.

The name of the Lord of the Spirit World has some unknowable characteristics, but the effect of this nickname is weakened. This is true both for the gods and the world.

Note: Yahweh is the transliteration of Hebrew.

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In the library, everything is as before.

The candlelight flickered slightly, illuminating Athena's fair cheeks. The uncertain light seemed to reflect her mood, which was also somewhat elusive.

"I am forever..."

This title passed through her mind silently, and Athena didn't know what to say for a moment.

Using an adjective-like transliteration as your own name is not a very unique approach. On the contrary, it is a way of naming that is very in line with the characteristics of the current era.

Just like Athena's nickname, Tritogenea, which means "the third child born of Zeus after Apollo and Artemis". Of course, in this changed world, the order of their births also changed, so it was only in this illusory world that Athena heard someone call herself this for the first time.

In addition, another name that Zeus often used to disguise himself in front of mortal princesses and queens in later generations - Cronides, is also an intuitive expression of 'Son of Cronus'.

Therefore, it has to be said that the God King used such a pseudonym openly and his identity was never discovered. It is not known whether Zeus secretly exerted influence or whether the queens and princesses of the world of Chaos are really not that smart.

In short, this is a very reasonable way to use another name, which is widely circulated among the gods. But having said that, in fact words used as 'descriptives' cannot be used casually.

The names of the gods are given by the world. They often have some special powers and a strong connection with the gods. If you want to have the same deep connection with yourself through the nickname you choose, then It has to be 'real' enough.

In this case, the goddess of beauty cannot even call herself the 'most beautiful in the world' because this concept is bound to her priesthood and the name 'Aphrodite'. If the influence of the priesthood is excluded, then whether she is the 'most beautiful' is still a matter of debate.

In addition to being 'authentic' enough, this kind of nickname often also contains a little bit of meaning that reveals the noble identity of the name owner. Just like whether Zeus and Athena are willing or not, the greatest source of their identity, apart from the authority given by the world, is the status of their fathers' god-kings.

Therefore, from the former point of view, since this mysterious existence dares to call himself such a person, it means that he is really, as he said, 'self-existing' and 'eternally existing'. The world has given the gods authority and strength, but he is born with it; the world can deprive the gods of their divine power, but they remain eternal. Athena didn't know if the original gods were like this, but even if they were, with the example of Gaia in front of them, not everyone would have such abilities.

From the latter point of view, such an existence that transcends the gods naturally does not need to use others to prove his dignity, because he himself is the source of everything.

"Excuse me, Your Excellency."

With a slight smile, Athena bowed calmly.

She was a little shocked, but more cautious. No one would show kindness to a strange being for no reason. If so, there must be some purpose.

"It doesn't matter."

"Things you are born with cannot prove anything. Let me just talk about you."

The ink marks appeared and disappeared much faster than before. Athena's heart moved slightly, maybe the master behind the writing was not idle either, he was doing something, and now he finally had some free time.

"This is a false world, but it contains a relatively 'real' destiny. But now, all of this has been swept into the pile of old papers and can no longer be realized."

"So, what do you want me to do about getting out of here...what do you want me to do?"

Still smiling, the bright-eyed goddess asked easily.

"It's not difficult to leave here. What's important is what's here... I was thinking about this problem before, but your actions now reminded me."

"This world is 'fake' but its original trajectory is 'real', which means that its existence is a real 'history' that should have been realized and recognized by Khaos itself, just like Its trajectory is still recognized by Chaos as 'destined'."

The handwriting paused again, and then appeared one by one. Only this time, the strokes of Mo Hen seemed to have an inexplicable meaning.

"I will destroy this world, Athena, not long after."

"The sacred mountain will disintegrate, and the world will disappear... and what you need to do is to use this artifact as a medium to use this 'non-existent' history to achieve the birth of the [History of Time]."