Reversing Greek Mythology

The Colcas region is located between the Greater Caucasus Mountains and the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, so this area is also called the Caucasus.

The Colchis have been living in the Caucasus region since at least 2,000 BC - that is, 4,000 years ago. Therefore, they are regarded as the Caucasian race, the purest white race with blond hair and blue eyes.

The people of Colchis were also called Imberians.

It is certainly not a coincidence that the name [Yumbia] became the name of the Yumbia [Spain] peninsula.

Long before the Celts migrated to the Imberian Peninsula, there were some Imberian groups who migrated to the Imberian Peninsula four thousand years ago.

When areas such as the Asia Minor Peninsula in the south of the Caucasus absorbed the civilizations of the Mesopotamia and entered the city-state era, the Colchis in the Caucasus still maintained a tribal lifestyle.

This may be because the Greater Caucasus Mountains in the north and the Lesser Caucasus Mountains in the south protect them as natural barriers, leaving these Colchisian tribes with no reason to unite and establish city-states.

Or maybe it's because after the Colchis developed into a farming civilization, they had to maintain their tribal form and disperse the population to cultivate land and develop animal husbandry.

Luo Yin flew over the east coast of the Black Sea and saw a populous city standing next to the Faris River. A solemn expression immediately appeared on his face.

In Greek mythology, Aeetes, the son of the sun god Helios, founded the city of Kitea beside the Phares River to rule many tribes in the Caucasus.

The Kingdom of Colchis ruled by Aeetes is actually based on the Kingdom of Colchis in real history.

But the birth of the Kingdom of Colchis in real history was hundreds of years later than the story of the Golden Fleece.

In other words, if the power of myth did not distort reality, cities should not have appeared in the Caucasus at the time of the founding fathers.

The emergence of the city of Kitea in the Caucasus illustrates the power of myth to distort reality, and stories in myths will be played out in this land.

The city of Kitea.

The palace of King Aeetes of Colchis.

Luo Yin landed in the palace courtyard from the sky and saw the male and female servants in the palace busy preparing food for the banquet. Apparently their king Aeetes was entertaining important guests.

Luo Yin walked into the palace hall and saw Aeetes wearing a golden crown on the throne, entertaining two young men wearing royal costumes.

Of these two young men, one was a blond Dorian, whom Luo Yin recognized as Phrixus, the adopted son of Aeetes.

The other young man was a dark-haired West Asian, apparently King Minos of Crete.

On either side of Aeetes' throne stood the beautiful Circe and Medea.

Unlike the Greeks who wore robes, they wore the trousers and tops of the nomads, and did not use veils to hide their delicate and beautiful faces.

Although the Colchis have transformed from a nomadic people into a farming people, they still retain the customs and habits of their ancestors as nomadic people.

"Circe...Medea..."

After calling out their names in a low voice, Luo Yin came back to his senses and remembered their current identities.

Circe's current identity is Chalchiope, the eldest daughter of Aeetes.

In the setting of the myth, Medea was not yet born when the founder of the city was founded, so Medea’s current identity is Pasiphae, the sister of Aeetes.

When Luo Yin stared at Circe and Medea in a daze, Aeetes suddenly said loudly.

"Where are you from?"

Luo Yin came back to his senses and saw everyone's eyes staring at him, so he said with a harmless smile.

"Aeetes! Although I broke into the palace without permission, I have no ill intentions towards the owner of the palace."

Aeetes stared at Luo Yin with suspicious eyes and said.

"If you are not a bad guest, then sit down and enjoy the wine and food with us! We Colchis people have the custom of entertaining guests, and you must also abide by guest etiquette."

"I promise not to violate guest etiquette."

Luo Yin walked to sit down next to Phrixus, and then took the initiative to speak.

"Phrixus, although I have no blood relationship with you, I still have a cousin relationship with you, so I think we should get to know each other. I am Pentheus, King of Thebes, and I am the grandson of Cadmus. .You should know that Cadmus’ daughter Yinnuo is your stepmother!”

Phrixus forced a smile and said.

"Looks like we are indeed cousins."

Minos took the initiative to say to Luo Yin.

"I am the son of Cadmus' sister Europa. Since you two are the grandsons of Cadmus, then I am your cousin. My two good nephews, why don't you call me uncle?"

After saying that, Minos had a proud smile on his face.

Phrixus turned his back to Minos and pretended not to hear him. Luo Yin looked at Minos with the eyes of a dead man.

"So you and my son Phrixus are related."

Aeetes put aside her suspicion of Luo Yin, looked at Phrixus and Minos and said.

"Phrixus! Minos! Let us continue what we were talking about!"

Phrixus nodded immediately.

Luo Yin looked at the relationship between Aeetes and Phrixus as a loving father and a filial son, and thought that Aeetes' prototype was the sun god Helios, and he could also be regarded as a symbol of the Thracians.

Phrixus is the symbol of the Dorians.

The father-son relationship between Aeetes and Phrixus seems to hint at the relationship between Thracians and Dorians.

Because the Dorians could not defeat the Thracians, the Dorians faced the Thracians like a son facing his father.

It is precisely because of the father-son relationship between the Dorians and the Thracians that when the Dorians conquered the Mycenaeans and Zeus became the son of Heron [Prometheus], ​​Helios naturally became Zeus's. Grandpa.

"King Minos! I know that you came to my palace today to ask to marry my sister Pasiphae. In fact, not only my sister Pasiphae has reached the age of marriage, but my daughter Chalchiope has also reached the age of marriage. "

After hearing Aeetes' decision, Minos said with a smile.

"King Aeetes! Just as you are the son of the sun god Helios, I am the son of the god king Zeus. If you symbolize Helios, then I symbolize Zeus. Although the great Zeus will not Bow to Helios, but I am willing to obey your arrangements as my brother-in-law.”

Phrixus also said.

"I obey my father's arrangements in everything."

After listening to their words, Luo Yin couldn't help but sneer.

"I'm already here, and you still want to continue this false myth? Aeetes - or should I call you Helios? You, a sun god worshiped by the Thracians on the west coast of the Black Sea, have What qualifications do you have to arrange a marriage between the sun goddess and the moon goddess on the east coast of the Black Sea? As an outsider, do you want to be a bad guest?"