Reversing Greek Mythology

The Aetolia region adjacent to the Calydon region has barren mountainous areas in the east and the Acarnanian Mountains on the west coast.

The Aseiloos River, which flows from this area into the Ionian Sea, is the second largest river in Greece.

Coupled with the largest lake in Greece and other rivers irrigating the southern plains, the Aetolia region has a fertile valley plain.

Although in Greek mythology, because it was not conquered by the Mycenaeans, the Aetolia region became a marginal area with no sense of existence in the world of Greek mythology, but in real history, the Aetolia region plays a decisive role.

About a thousand years later, the Kingdom of Athens, which was competing with the Kingdom of Sparta for hegemony, would invade the Aetolia region.

The city-states in the Aetolian region took their confrontation with the Kingdom of Athens as an opportunity for development to establish the Aetolian League and became one of the city-states with strong military strength.

The king who now rules Aetolia is Testios, and his capital is Pleuron, the largest city in Aetolia.

Testios had two beautiful daughters, Althea and Leda.

In the myth, after the Spartan prince Tyndareus wandered from the distant Spartan region to the Aetolia region, Testios not only took Tyndareus in, but also took his beautiful daughter Leda Marry Tyndareus.

This story obviously follows Phrixus to the distant Colchis region. King Aeetes of Colchis not only took Phrixus in, but also married Phrixus to Phrixus. Soth - is a myth made from the same template.

Testios had two beautiful daughters. He married his daughter Althea to Oeneus, the prince of neighboring Calydon, and married his other daughter Leda to Tynda, the prince from the distant Sparta region. Rios.

This story is obviously related to the fact that King Adrastus of Argos had two beautiful daughters. He married his daughter Alchico to Polynices, the prince of Thebes, a neighboring country across the sea. Another daughter, Deimpil, married Tydeus, a prince from the distant Calydon region—a myth fabricated using the same template.

When he learned that Oeneus and Tyndareus were going to Aetolia to marry Althea and Leda, Luo Yin did not turn a blind eye to the matter, but persuaded Laionus to follow Oeneus and Tyndareus. Rheus came to the region of Aetolia.

Aetolia region.

Plujon City.

This city located in the valley plain is a large city-state with a population of tens of thousands.

Luoyin, Laius, Oeneus, and Tyndareus came to the palace together and were warmly received by King Testios.

In the palace hall.

Testios held a welcome banquet for Luo Yin and others.

While everyone was enjoying the food and wine at the banquet, they introduced their identities and reasons to Testios.

After learning the identity and purpose of their visit, Testios looked at Luo Yin and the four of them with a smile and said.

"The four of you are all princes of noble birth, and now you have come to propose to my daughter. I am really happy. But I only have two daughters to marry, so two of you are destined to return empty-handed. From now on. Considering practical interests, Laius and Tyndareus are both wandering royal families who were deprived of their thrones, and the Thebes region is separated from the Aetolia region by the Calydon region, and the Sparta region is even more In the far southern Peloponnese Peninsula, even if you regain the throne in the future, there will be no benefit to me in marrying you, so I have absolutely no reason to marry my daughter to you."

Laionus and Tyndareus did not refute Testios' words.

Because from a practical profit logic, Testios married his two daughters to two wandering royal families from distant areas after being kicked in the head by a donkey.

After taking a look at the reactions of Layoin and Tyndareus, Testios then looked at Luoyin and Onius and said.

"Prince Chrysippus is the son of King Pelops of Inlis, and Prince Oeneus is the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Calydon. Moreover, the Kingdom of Inlis is a neighbor to the south of the Kingdom of Aetolia, and Calydon The Winter Kingdom is a neighboring country to the east of the Kingdom of Aetolia. By marrying my two daughters to you, I can maximize the interests of the Kingdom of Aetolia through marriage. Even for the sake of the happiness of the two daughters, they will be neighbors. It will be more convenient for me to go back to my hometown to visit my relatives, so I plan to marry Leda to Prince Chrysippus and Althea to Prince Oeneus.”

After hearing Testios's decision, Luo Yin couldn't help but say.

"King Testios! Although the daughter is considered to be owned by the father, and the daughter's marriage is also decided by the father, I think you should respect the ideas of Leda and Althea. So before you decide to marry Leda and Althea Before Onius and I, you should arrange a meeting for us to see if we are willing to be with each other."

Testios glanced at Luo Yin in surprise, then nodded and said.

"Prince Chrysippus! My daughters Leda and Artea are not ordinary princesses. Leda is a priestess who serves the patron saint of Aetolia, and Artea is also a priestess who serves the patron saint of Calydon. I really should Respect their ideas and let them have the right to choose their own husbands.”

After saying this, Testios ordered two palace maids to bring Luo Yin and Oeneus to the palace courtyard.

In the courtyard where flowers and fruits were in full bloom, Loyin and Oeneus sat on the grass, waiting for the arrival of the two princesses Leda and Althea.

Looking at the palace and courtyard that showed backward civilization, Luo Yin couldn't help but say.

“The territory of the ancient Aetolia region seems to regard the mountainous area of ​​Calydon and the lowland plain of Aetolia as a whole, so Artea, the patron saint of Calydon, and Leda, the patron saint of Aetolia, became sisters. God. Although a thousand years later, the invasion of the Kingdom of Athens brought the Aetolians onto the stage of history and began to compete with other city-states for hegemony. But now, a thousand years ago, those Greeks who claimed to be civilized people were just going to. The Aetolians and Calydons in the peripheral areas regard them as tribal barbarians who eat raw meat, so it is impossible for a noble prince from a civilized area to come here to marry a barbarian princess. The names of Leda and Altea can appear here. In mythology, it’s just because they are the guardian goddesses who symbolize these two regions.”

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Although he didn't understand Luo Yin's words, Onius still said with a smile.

"Prince Chrysippus, aren't you the prince of the Kingdom of Inlis established by the Mycenaeans who claim to be civilized? Don't you also regard us Calydonians and Aetolians as barbarians with backward civilization? Marry Princess Leda and Princess Altea?"

"That's why I asked to meet them first."

Luo Yin said expressionlessly.

"If Leda and Althea in this era are not the incarnations of goddesses, but ordinary human princesses. Even if Thestios is willing to give his daughter to me as a concubine, I will not accept it."

As soon as Luo Yin finished speaking, a joking and pleasant female voice sounded behind Luo Yin along with the sound of footsteps.

"You are really an arrogant guy! Although the Aetolians and Calydonians are scattered in tribes and have not established a strong city-state. But if the Aetolians and Calydonians unite, they can build a city-state that is comparable to the arrogant ones. The Kingdom of Athens and the Kingdom of Mycenae are fighting against each other, just like Althea and Leda join forces to fight against Athena, known as the strongest goddess, and Zeus, the self-proclaimed king of the gods.”