greek mythology stuff

Chapter 3
The sky, the earth, the sea and the underworld.

The sea has the most gods and the most complex forces.

Its first owner was Pontus, son of Gaia, goddess of the earth, and younger brother of Uranus, the god of sky.

He is also the world's first sea god, a deity with a powerful level of divine power.

In the era when the first god-king, Uranus, ruled the earth, Pontus' attitude towards him has always been ambiguous.

Uranus, who fought alone, was finally overthrown by his son Cronus, and he had a share of the credit.

After Uranus was defeated in the sky, Pontus also joined his wife and his mother, Gaia, and gave birth to children.

They are Nereus, the friend of the sea, Taumas, the wonder of the sea, Phorcus, the wrath of the sea, Keto, the danger of the sea, and Eurybia, the power of the sea.

With the support of Gaia, the goddess of the earth, Pontus was able to retain the right to rule the bottom of the sea after the new god king ascended the throne.

The second masters of the ocean were the ocean god Oceanus and his wife, the sea goddess Tesis.

Brother and sister of the second God King Cronus.

They rule the entire sea area except where Pontus is located, and live in the deep sea all year round.

Neighbors with Pontus, the oldest god of the sea.

During the battle for the throne between the current god-king Zeus and his father Cronus, the couple saw clearly the game between the gods of heaven and the gods of the earth behind them, and chose to sit on the sidelines, and their right to rule the sea was not affected.

Now, the sea has ushered in its new master.

The elder brother of Zeus, Poseidon who is also in charge of the sea-related authority.

but.

There is no place for him in the ocean.

The three powerful sea gods and their children firmly control everything in the ocean.

Even the streams, lakes and waters of the land were not spared.

Compared with his two brothers, the younger brother Zeus lived in Olympus and was the nominal king of the gods, while the older brother Hades lived in the underworld and was the ruler of the underworld.

As for Poseidon, he only has the name of the god of the sea, and nothing else.

This is why Hephaestus, from the highest point of Lemnos, saw Poseidon chasing a goddess from a distance.

The one he was chasing was the sea nymph Amphitrine, a god of feeble power.

His father was Nereus the friend of the sea, son of Pontus.

His mother was Doris the sea nymph, one of the many daughters of the ocean god Oceanus and the sea nymph Tesis.

What a coincidence!
There is such a woman who is not only beautiful, graceful, and weak, but also related to the three most powerful gods of the sea. Marrying her will give her a place in the ocean.

Isn't it beautiful?

And what about the sea nymph Amphitrine?Will she?
Of course she would.

It's just that this goddess knows how to sell for a price.

Her father, Nereus, the friend of the sea, and her mother, Doris, the sea nymph, had fifty daughters. Amphitrine stood out because of her luxurious temperament. queen.

As early as in Naxos, Amphitrine had already met Poseidon.

She danced in a tulle and captivated Poseidon.

Poseidon thought that Amphitrine hadn't noticed him, and he never thought about why Amphitrine suddenly changed clothes and danced.

Now, the gods of the sea know that the new sea god Poseidon is courting the sea nymph Amphitrine.

But Amphitrine is still wandering in the sea unhurriedly, inspecting his future territory.

Suspended Poseidon's appetite.

When she came to the waters off Lemnos Island, she could see Hephaestus sitting cross-legged on the highest point of the island from a distance.

She knew that Hephaestus, Hera's only son, was an ugly man and a blacksmith.

Amphitrine narrowed her eyes: "If...you can use him to connect with God King Zeus."

"Then Poseidon is not a good choice either!"

She loosened her hair, and with sorrow on her beautiful face, she walked towards the island of Lemnos.

This trick was tried and tested by Amphitrine, and she could already imagine that ugly man coming to talk to her.Ask her: Beautiful Goddess, what are you sad about?I may be able to help you!
"Ah!"

Hephaestus, on the highest point of Lemnos, also saw Amphitrine.

He waved his hand and laid an invisible barrier, blocking the way of Amphitrine.

After all, it's okay to watch a movie, but it's not beautiful to be dragged into the water.

Then Hephaestus continued to paint in the history books of the years.

Different from the painting of Atlas Dingtian on the previous page, there are many illustrations he draws now, forming a coherent story.

The protagonist of the story is the sea nymph Amphitrine.

But there is a difference between the picture and the sad goddess in reality.

Amphitrine in the painting is complacent, and looks contemptuously at every god she meets, like a peacock showing its power after opening its tail.

Hephaestus chuckled while drawing and commented: "How many gods are fools?"

"It's just because you can bring real benefits."

"Poseidon will tolerate your actions."

"You are his destined queen, who can bring the most benefits, and he has no choice."

"Wait! How pretentious you are now, how much Poseidon will despise you in the future."

Amphitrine hit a wall on Lemnos.

The master of this place, Hephaestus, refused her unfriendly visit and blocked her with an invisible barrier.

"Humph!"

"Ugly brute."

Amphitrine lost interest.

If you can't get on the line of Zeus, the king of gods, Poseidon is already the best choice.

Her vision is quite high, and she looks down on gods who are lower than the powerful divine power level.

But the only gods in the ocean that met her requirements were Oceanus, the god of the ocean, and Pontus, the original god of the sea.

Both had wives and children, and Amphitrine had no certainty of competition.

"it's time."

Amphitrine went all the way to the west, to the end of the world, where the ocean and the earth meet.

The mighty giant Atlas stands here.

Amphitrine pleaded to Atlas: "O titan who lifts the sky! Please help me."

"Poseidon, the god of the sea, forced me to be his wife."

"I have nowhere to go."

Atlas looked down at her with a huge head above the clouds, with a smile that was not a smile.

"You shouldn't be here with me."

"My feet were bound and I couldn't move my hands."

"You should go to your father or mother and seek asylum."

"Pontos and Oceanos will not let Poseidon mess around."

Amphitrine lowered her eyes, not looking at Atlas.

"I believe in your strength, giant god who lifts the sky."

All of a sudden, Atlas laughed proudly from the sky: "It's up to you!"

Amphitrine didn't seem to hear Atlas' sarcasm.

Sitting down in the shadow on the back of Atlas' thigh as if nothing had happened.

Wait quietly.

Finally, a servant of the sea god Poseidon, a dolphin found here.

It surfaced, calling out to Amphitrine to get her attention.

Seemingly helpless, the goddess wanted to escape, but was caught and had to be reduced to a woman.

Amphitrine looked at the dolphin, then at Atlas.

The expression on her beautiful face ranged from anticipation to sadness, with tears in her eyes.

While sitting on the dolphin, she looked back step by step, as if imagining that Atlas would lend a helping hand.

Atlas has been watching coldly.

It wasn't until the dolphin carried Amphitrine into the sea, heading for Poseidon's bedroom, that he uttered two words coldly.

"farce."

(End of this chapter)