Reversing Greek Mythology

Aeolus, the wind god in Greek mythology, was the steppe wind god worshiped by the nomads in the Thessaly region.

Therefore, before the Dorians in Thessaly invaded the Peloponnese to seize hegemony, the wind god Aeolus was only the wind god recognized by the Thessalians.

Boreas, the north wind god, Notos, the south wind god, Euros, the east wind god, and Zephyrus, the west wind god, are the wind gods widely recognized by the Greeks.

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Perhaps people thousands of years ago have realized that the birth of wind is related to the temperature changes caused by the sun, so the four wind gods were set as the sons of the sun goddess.

In other words, whoever is the husband of the sun goddess is the cheap father of the four wind gods.

Luo Yin looked directly at the four brothers who claimed to be the sons of Chalchiope, and there was no joy in his heart about becoming a father.

After the four brothers looked at each other, their eldest Argos said to Luo Yin.

"We don't understand what you are saying, but we are truly the sons of Chalchiope."

Luo Yin nodded and said.

"Whether you are the incarnation of the four wind gods or not, the result that you are my cheap son will not change. Because the three names of Chalchiope, Circe, and Eos represent the same goddess, they have always been It's my woman."

After saying that, Luo Yin returned to the Argonaut alone.

After Luo Yin left, the Argonauts led by Yin Asong enthusiastically welcomed the four Argos brothers to join them and made them companions.

the next day.

The Argonaut ship left Ari Island with the help of the west wind and sailed to the east coast of the Black Sea at the fastest speed.

That night, the Argonauts sailed upstream into the Fares River in the Colchis region.

After the heroes unloaded the sails and parked the Argonaut at the bay of the Faris River, they held a meeting under the auspices of the leader Yin Asong to discuss how to negotiate with King Aeetes of Colchis.

Yin Asong stood up first and said.

"My suggestion is that everyone stay on the ship and prepare for battle. I take the four Argive brothers and two companions to the palace to negotiate for peace with Aeetes, and ask him to give the golden fleece equivalent to life. Give it to us. There is no doubt that Aeetes will refuse to give us the golden fleece as well as his life, and then we can fight to take the golden fleece."

After listening to Yin Asong's words, Luo Yin couldn't help but look at Yin Asong with pity for the fool and said.

"Hundreds of years later, people will make up myths and let the four wind gods incarnate as the four sons of Chalchiope, becoming the reason for Medea to help you. Where did you get the confidence to think that you can use war to seize the Golden Fleece? ? Most importantly, why should we negotiate with Aeetes, the son of the sun god Helios?"

Luo Yin looked around at the heroes and said.

"Although in the myths made up by people hundreds of years later, the king of Colchis was Aeetes, and people more than three thousand years later were fooled as fools. But those of us living in the present generation all know that regardless of Aeetes Whether Etes is the incarnation of Helios or the son of Helios, he has nothing to do with the Colchis area, because the sun god Helios is the sun god worshiped by the people on the west coast of the Black Sea. We want. To get what we want from the Colchis region on the east coast of the Black Sea, we must negotiate with the real owner here. In fact, in the myth, you also received help from Medea, one of the two masters of the Colchis region. , to get the golden fleece.”

"We need to negotiate with the real owner of this place——"

Yin Asong said with a complicated expression.

"If that's the case, maybe we should make a sacrifice to Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and ask for help."

After a night.

The morning sun wakes the heroes from their slumber.

After the heroes built an altar to sacrifice to Aphrodite, the goddess of love, Asong prepared to take the four Argive brothers, Telamon, and King Augeas of Yinlis to the palace of Aeetes. royal palace.

Luo Yin left the boat with them and came to the shore and said.

"I have never tasted decent food since I left Lemnos Island. Now I want to go with you to experience the exotic customs of Colchis and taste the delicious food here."

Yin Asong frowned and said.

"Dear Meleager, once our negotiations fail, we will bear the risk of being attacked by the locals. You must think carefully."

Luo Yin teased with a joking smile.

"Yin Asong! We have arrived in the Colchis area, and your mission as a guide has ended. Others did not ask to go to Kitea City, the capital of the Kingdom of Colchis, just because they did not want to bear the risk of failed negotiations. ”

After saying that, Luo Yin walked towards the distant city of Kitai'a, leaving Yin Asong and others behind.

Yin Asong could only shake his head helplessly, and led the four Argive brothers, Telamon, and Augeas to catch up with Luo Yin.

Walking on the road among the fields, Telamon couldn't help but marvel when he saw the endless golden wheat fields on the vast plains.

"The Colchis region is indeed full of gold. As long as we can trade food here, we don't have to worry about food problems caused by the increase in population."

Augeas followed.

"We can use wine, olive oil and other commodities to trade food with the people here, but if we can conquer this place, we can directly plunder food from here."

Yin Asong immediately shook his head and said.

"Even if the city-states represented by our Argonauts united, it would be impossible to conquer the Colchis region, because it is too far away from mainland Greece."

When he came to the city of Citaea and saw the clothes of the Colchis people, Telamon once again marveled.

"Although the people here are not nomads on horseback, they are also savages who wear trousers and long-sleeved clothes."

Luo Yin glanced at Telamon who was making a fuss, and then explained.

"Although the Colchis are now a farming people, they were originally nomadic. Because the food problem became more and more serious as the population increased, they transformed from a nomadic people into a farming people, turning the Colchis Great Plains into a It is a large granary rich in food. It is also because they were originally a nomadic people with a small population, so the Colchis area now has a small number of people and can sell a lot of food to us. "

When everyone came to the gate of the palace, the four Argive brothers introduced the identity of the strangers as messengers of peace, and the palace guards agreed that they would take the strangers into the palace.

After passing through the palace courtyard and entering the hall, Luo Yin and others saw the nominal owner of the palace - Aeetes, the son of the sun god Helios.

Aeetes sat on the throne that symbolized the status of the king. On his left and right sides, there were two beautiful girls sitting.

Seeing that one of the two girls had the same long platinum hair and face as Circe, and the other had the same long silver hair and cute little face as Ariadne, Luo Yin couldn't help but be stunned.

"Calchiope...Medea...you are indeed Circe and Ariadne."

Noticing Luo Yin's gaze, Calchiope and Medea looked at Luo Yin.

But they just regarded Luo Yin as a stranger and glanced at Luo Yin. Calchiope looked at the four Argive brothers - her four cheap sons. Medea looked at him curiously. Yin Asong, it seemed that there was something about Yin Asong that attracted her attention.