Reversing Greek Mythology

"For the Athenians, the navigators who came by ship were undoubtedly barbarians. If the Athenian tribe was strong enough, they would conduct normal trade with the Athenians and exchange goods with the Athenians at low prices. If the Athenian tribe was not strong enough, they would directly use piracy to rob property and turn the Athenians into slaves and take them away. But what the Athenians cannot deny is that those foreigners do possess wisdom and advanced civilization. Civilization made them more powerful than the Athenians. In order to make themselves more advanced and powerful, the Athenians followed the Phoenicians in worshiping the goddess. In real history, the prototype of Metis, the goddess of wisdom from the sea, may have come from the sea. The Phoenicians. Because it was the arrival of these navigators that allowed the Athenians to master advanced wisdom and civilization. However, the Athenians did not worship the Phoenician goddess Aphrodite, nor did they worship other goddesses in the Eastern Mediterranean. , but created a new goddess belonging to the Athenians, so the Athenian goddess Metis has essentially different attributes from Aphrodite, Inshtar, and the Sun Queen—these queens of gods in the Eastern Mediterranean. ”

Having said this, Luo Yin turned to look at the Isthmus of Corinth.

"The Athenians only knew the goddesses of the Eastern Mediterranean from the descriptions of the Phoenicians, so the influence of the goddesses of the Eastern Mediterranean on Metis was not obvious. The real influence on Metis was probably the neighbors of the Athenians—— The Corinthians worshiped the sea goddess Amphitrite and the Theban earth goddess Mnemosyne. It was because of the influence of Amphitrite that the Athenians established Metis as the sea goddess. In this way, the wisdom and advanced technology brought by the Phoenicians can be regarded as a gift from Metis, the goddess of the sea. Also because Metis, the patron saint of the Athenians, is the goddess of the sea, under her protection, the Athenians can. Following the example of the Phoenicians, they sailed to the sea and obtained everything they wanted from other places. It was not only the sea that was related to the survival of the Athenians, but the food produced by the land was equally important, so the influence of the earth goddess Mnemosyne was also important. Next, Metis is not only the goddess of the sea, but also the goddess of protecting livestock and plant growth on the earth. Pallas Athena! You, the snake goddess who came from the sea, after merging with the goddess of war, Pallas, Having the three attributes of sky god, earth god, and sea god at the same time, this is your trinity. Perhaps when the Mycenaeans made up the myth of Hecate, they imitated the best they came into contact with because of their lack of understanding of Hecate. The strong goddess—that is, you, set Hecate to have three divine attributes.”

"It's really unpleasant for you to know me so well."

Athena said with an unhappy expression.

"I was born under the influence of other goddesses, which is like black history to me. If you revealed my origins to anger me, I can only say that you succeeded."

Luo Yin didn't care about Athena's reaction and continued with a faint smile.

"The Athenians guarded by Metis, the goddess of wisdom, have the Acropolis of Athens as a fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Originally, there was no need to give Metis the attributes of the goddess of war. Because the Athenians are the strongest tribe in Attica, and others The tribe did not challenge the strength of the Athenians at all. However, the migration of the Mycenaeans to the Peloponnese and the conquest of the Thebes by the Phoenician immigrants led by Cadmus changed the situation faced by the Athenians. The powerful Mycenaeans were not content with ruling the Argos region. They conquered the Arcadia, Corinth, Inlis, and Ahayin regions in just a few decades. When the people conquered the northern Peloponnese, the Attica region was of course also invaded by the Mycenaeans. Not only the Mycenaeans, but also the city of Thebes founded by Cadmus also invaded the Attica region. Entered the invasion. Faced with such a cruel environment, the Athenians urgently needed a war goddess to help them protect the city of Athens and defeat the Mycenaeans and Thebans. It was against this realistic background that the Athenians conquered the Mediterranean. Pallas, the goddess of war from the south shore, was brought to the city of Athens.”

After listening to Luo Yin's words, Athena rolled her eyes and said.

"You were the one who led the Thebans to attack the city of Athens. It was precisely because of the shame you brought to me that I made up my mind to annex Pallas."

"I was not the one who led the Thebans to invade Attica in real history!"

Luo Yin defended himself and then continued.

"Even in a world where gods do not exist, gods have to increase their divinity by annexing other gods. Therefore, in the myths fabricated by humans in the real world, Pallas and Athena are set as two Goddesses of equal strength. Then Athena killed Pallas due to a mistake during a duel, and inherited Pallas's godly name and war godhood. Perhaps the myth of Athena killing Pallas was hinted at. The Athenians defeated the tribes who worshiped Pallas. But what I really care about is who is the war goddess Pallas who merges with you. The name Pallas means the spear-wielding one. A typical Hellenistic god name, which directly shows that Pallas is a war goddess. However, the name of Pallas is not her real name on the south coast of the Mediterranean."

"Not only the origin of Metis, but you also want to know the origin of Pallas?"

"Because I really want to know everything about you!"

Luo Yin said with a smile.

"If Pallas was a spear-wielding female war goddess, it would be almost impossible to trace her origins. Because in the era when the war spear was the main weapon, almost every female war goddess had an image of fighting with a spear. . But Pallas is not only a spear-bearing goddess, but also a shield-bearing goddess. Although the mythology and history of the Libyan region are almost impossible to study, I know that there was a woman named Knight in the western Nile Delta area east of the Bilia region. The shield-bearing goddess of war. The goddess Net is a very ancient Egyptian goddess. She is the patron saint of the city of Sais in the west of the Nile Delta. Since about 3000 BC, the city of Sais has been the center of worship of the goddess Net. , worshiping Knight as the supreme god. She is the goddess of hunting and war, and the sacred object that symbolizes her is her shield. You are not only the goddess of war and shield bearer with Knight! Goddess, you are also a handicraft goddess who is good at weaving. It is difficult to explain this by coincidence. Maybe the goddess Knight is the prototype of the goddess Pallas who was annexed by you. In the myth of Knight, Knight is the weaver of the world. The supreme god has the characteristics of both a male god and a goddess, so she is regarded as the father and mother of the gods at the same time. Perhaps it is because Knight has both male and female sides that in Greek mythology, in addition to the goddess of war Pallas. In addition, there is also a male war god Palas of the Titans. He is also the subordinate god of Pallas Athena - the father of the goddess of victory. Pallas, the goddess of war, was annexed by Athena, and the male god of war. Nike, the daughter of the god Pallas, is a subordinate god of Athena. Both Pallas are closely related to Athena. This is obviously not a coincidence. Perhaps the appearance of two Pallas in Greek mythology is a hint to Pallas. Russ and Nate’s relationship.”