Reversing Greek Mythology

The strength of the city of Frei cannot be compared with the city of Iolkas, let alone the city of Thebes.

As the king of Frei, Admetus, who was nearly forty years old, dared to propose to Acastus to marry the young and beautiful Alcestis because Acastus was facing the crisis of annihilation. .

Now that the crisis in the city of Iolcus has been resolved, Admetus will certainly not be stupid enough to challenge Acastus and Luo Yin at the same time, who can destroy his city of Fry.

Seeing that Luo Yin was determined to win Alcestis, Admetus said with a smile.

"Dear Haemon! Just now, as Alcestis's cousin, I just tested your feelings for Alcestis. Seeing that you care so much about my cousin Alcestis, I am very happy to be able to become you. relative."

Admetus wisely gave up competing with Luo Yin for Alcestis, and Acastus did not want to break up with Admetus, so he changed the subject.

"Brother Admetus! Peleus dared to initiate a war with the descendants of Aeolus. Next, I will attack Peleus' Phthian Kingdom. Are you willing to participate in this war?"

"no problem!"

Although Admetus did not provide help when the city of Iolkas was in crisis, he was happy to beat up the drowned dog.

Moreover, attacking Peleus with Acastus can also repair the relationship between cousins ​​that is on the verge of being broken.

the next day.

Acastus led 3,000 soldiers, and Admetus led 1,000 soldiers, forming a coalition of 4,000 men to attack the Kingdom of Phthia.

Luo Yin also led three hundred Theban soldiers on war horses to Mount Pelion, where the Lapithians lived.

Mount Pelion is located northeast of the city of Iolkas.

Because there are sea trade ports to the east and west of Mount Pelion, the most powerful tribe of Lapithians lives in this mountainous area.

In the myths fabricated by people hundreds of years later, because the nomadic Lapiths were vilified as half-man, half-horse monsters, Mount Pelion is the place where the centaurs live in the myth.

The leader of the Lapiths became the mythical centaur ancestor Chiron who lived on Mount Pelion.

Luo Yin led 300 soldiers to the foot of Mount Pelion and saw a village inhabited by Lapithians. The Lapithians had abandoned their nomadic tents and began to live in houses made of wood or stone. inside.

Although the lifestyle has begun to be assimilated by the city-state residents, their work is still grazing cattle, sheep and horses on the Thessaly Plains, and picking naturally grown white cotton as a commodity in late autumn.

Seeing that the Lapita people were unaware of the coming war, Luo Yin waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to attack the Lapita village.

The next moment!

The soldiers galloped towards the Lapithian village.

The thunderous sound of horse hooves broke the tranquility, and the Lapitai people did not expect that someone would take the initiative to attack their village.

After all, when King Pelias of Iolkas City was alive, Chiron, the leader of the Lapithians, took Yin Asong in, and even the city of Iolkas did not dare to attack the Lapithians.

The most powerful city-states in Thessaly did not dare to attack the Lapithians, and who in Thessaly dared to become the enemy of the Lapithians.

Luo Yin's three hundred soldiers rushed into the Lapitai village and quickly killed the young men who dared to resist, leaving thousands of old, weak, women and children in the village as prisoners.

Luo Yin rode his horse to the center of the village and asked a group of elders wearing gorgeous robes.

"Even if we wipe out five hundred young men, there should not be only dozens of young men in the Lapitai people. Where are all your young men?"

The elders all stared at the intruder Luo Yin with hatred, and no one was willing to answer questions.

Just when Luo Yin was about to order a few people to be killed to establish his authority, a young and beautiful girl suddenly stood up and said.

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"Our young and strong men are being trained by Chiron on Mount Pelion. They have learned that the invaders are attacking the village and will soon come back to destroy you bandits. If you do not want to die, leave our village immediately."

"You said we were robbers—"

Looking at the beautiful girl wearing gorgeous clothes and having a noble temperament, Luo Yin joked.

"Now your Lapithian village has been invaded, so you think the intruders are robbers. But when you Lapithians break into other people's homes, you Lapithians are not robbers. Childish little girl! Let's do that. Let me tell you a truth! In this era, there is no right or wrong in war, let alone justice and evil. If it must be said, the winner is justice and the loser is evil. "

The Lapithian girl obviously had not considered that the Lapithians were also barbaric robbers and intruders in the eyes of others.

When the Lapitai girl was speechless, more than a thousand knights rushed down from Mount Pelion with the even more alarming sound of horse hooves, blocking Luo Yin and three hundred soldiers in the village.

However, these Lapit knights did not attack rashly, as if they were worried that the invaders would harm their fellow captives.

Just as Luo Yin's three hundred soldiers were in a tense confrontation with more than a thousand Lapith knights, a young leader and the centaur Chiron walked in front of the Lapith knights.

"Hippodamia!"

Seeing the Lapitai girl standing bravely in front of Luo Yin, the young leader of the Lapitai people cried out in worry, and then said to Luo Yin.

"Intruders! You are now surrounded. As long as you don't harm my people, I promise to let you leave safely."

"Who are you?"

When Luo Yin asked about his identity, the young leader said without hesitation.

"I am Pirithous, the leader of a branch tribe of the Lapiths, and the fiancé of the Lapithian princess Hippodamia. After I marry Hippodamia, I will become the leader of all Lapithians. The King of Men—that is, the next generation Chiron, so you can trust my promise.”

"You are actually Pilithous—"

Luo Yin said with some surprise after learning the identity of the young leader.

"You are very different from the Pilithous I saw in the underworld ten years later. No wonder I can't recognize you."

Then Luo Yin looked at the Lapitai girl and said.

"Are you the short-lived wife of Pirithous, the Lapithian princess Hippodamia? Although Pirithous seems like a young hero now, he was so crazy that he wanted to marry Hades ten years later. Queen Persephone is really not a good match for you.”

Seeing that Hippodamia looked confused and didn't understand her words at all, Luo Yin looked at Chiron and said.

"Chiron - this is indeed not the name of a certain person, but the name shared by the leaders of the Lapiths, just like the priestesses of Delphi all use the name Pythia. Perhaps in real history, Chiron is A priest who served the ancestral god Prometheus, but in mythology, Chiron was deified as another form of Prometheus.”

"Young man, are you Haemon, King of Thebes?"

Chiron looked at Luo Yin calmly and said.

"I already know what happened yesterday! Although I can't tell whether you are a god, we Lapithians are not enemies of the Thebans. There is no reason for you to invade our tribe."