I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 145 Pandion's Looting
Four days later.

Roy's fleet finally returned to the port of Piraeus.

Twenty large ships were moored at the port pier. Roy asked Bai Yang to command the staff to move [-] catties of grain and [-] bronze war spears to the warehouse of the Acropolis. Roy took Procne and Pandora back to the warehouse first. Acropolis.

In order to prevent Pandora from revealing their identities, both Procne and Pandora hid their faces with veils and followed Roy.

Acropolis.

Roy took Procne and Pandora through the gate of the Acropolis, and saw that the Athens Royal Palace built with cement by hundreds of craftsmen had begun to take shape.

The three of them walked to the gate of the palace, glanced at the tall palaces lined up in the palace, and Pandora touched the concrete wall beside her and said.

"It's incredible that you people of Athens can build such a beautiful palace. Compared with the palace in Athens, the maze-like palace in Knossos is like the difference between a wooden house and a stone house."

Even Procne was amazed that the interior of the palace made of cement was very spacious and bright.

Seeing that both Procne and Pandora were shocked by their masterpiece, Roy said with a smile.

"You will think that this palace is incredible because it is the first palace built with cement in the world. When there are more and more concrete buildings in the future, you will think that this palace is nothing special."

After speaking, Roy took Procne and Pandora away.

After coming to the Temple of Metis and handing Pandora to Chione's care, Roy took Procne to the stone house of Pandion's house.

At this time, Pandion should have known that Roy returned to Athens with his beloved daughter Procne, but he did not welcome Roy and Procne with great fanfare.

Roy entered the hall of the stone house and saw Pandion talking with a guest with a serious face, and immediately understood the reason why Pandion didn't welcome himself and Procne.

The conversation between the guest and Pandion was obviously more important than the fanfare to welcome Roy and Procne.

Seeing Roy and Procne, Pandion forced a smile and said.

"My children, you are finally back in Athens."

"Father!"

After ten days finally returned to his father, Procne couldn't help but said in tears.

"I'm back by your side, my father must have been worried about my safety!"

"Silly girl, it's your mother and sister who are really worried about you. I have so many things to do every day, so I don't have time to worry about you. Go see your mother and Philomela."

"Well! I'm going to see my mother and sister right now."

After Procne wiped his tears and left the hall, Pandion said to Roy.

"Roy, you come to me."

Roy nodded and came to sit next to Pandion.

Pandion's guest looked at Roy curiously, and then continued to talk to Pandion.

"Great Pandion! With your wisdom, I must understand that our city of Corinth was conquered by the Mycenaeans, and the Mycenaeans will invade the Attica peninsula through the Isthmus of Corinth. Now the city of Athens helps the city of Corinth against the Mycenaeans , is to protect the safety of the Attica peninsula.”

After the guest finished speaking, Pandion introduced to Roy.

"Loy, my guest is the envoy of Sisyphus, the king of Corinth who ruled the city of Corinth. Acrisius, king of Mycenae, is leading an army of two thousand to attack the city of Corinth. Sisyphus, king of Corinth, has sent an envoy to ask for help from the city of Athens. I hope that the city of Athens can send troops to assist the city of Corinth. Before the arrival of the envoy of Corinth, King Acrisios of Mycenae also sent an envoy, saying that they have no ambitions for the Attica Peninsula, so we have no reason for the city of Athens Involved in the war between the Mycenaeans and the Corinthians."

When Roy was in Knossos, he learned that although Corinth was a city-state invited to participate in the spring plowing festival, King Sisyphus of Corinth did not send anyone to Knossos.

Originally, Roy thought that Sisyphus, the king of Corinth, was arrogant and arrogant, so he would ignore the invitation from the city of Knossos, the overlord of the Aegean Sea.

Only now did Roy understand that the city of Corinth was already facing a life-and-death crisis, and Sisyphus, king of Corinth, naturally couldn't care less about sending people to participate in the spring plowing ceremony in Knossos.

"As foreign invaders, the Mycenaeans were not satisfied with conquering the Argos region, so they launched a war against the Corinth region. The ambitions of the Mycenaeans are hard to fill. If we do not stop the Mycenaeans from conquering the Corinth region now, In the future, the Mycenaeans will use the manpower and material resources of the Argos region and the Corinth region to conquer us, and then we will face a more powerful Mycenaeans than we are now."

Hearing Roy's views on the Mycenaeans launching a war against the Corinthians, the Corinthian envoy immediately smiled in surprise.

Pandion said with a solemn face.

"Loy, do you think we should aid the city of Corinth?"

"It is better for Corinth to be an ally with us against the Mycenaeans than to be our enemy with the Mycenaeans after the Corinthians are conquered by the Mycenaeans."

After Roy finished speaking, the Corinthian envoy spoke immediately.

"Great Pandion! As long as the city of Athens supports Corinth, Corinth is willing to become a brotherhood with Athens—the city of Athens is the brother, and the city of Corinth is the brother."

"Sisyphus, king of Corinth, has no daughter to marry my son Erechtheus, so we have no basis for becoming an ally. If Sisyphus is really sincere, he will cede the Megara region in the east of the Isthmus of Corinth to Let us Athens, let us have access to the Gulf of Corinth."

The Megara area in the east of the Isthmus of Corinth is the junction of the Attica Peninsula, Thebes area, and Corinth area.

It is also the key point where Athens, Thebes, and Corinth compete for hegemony in future history.

The city of Athens was able to overwhelm Thebes and Corinth and become the richest and most powerful city-state because it captured the Megara area and obtained the mouth of the Gulf of Corinth.

If the Megara region has always belonged to the Corinth region, it may become the city of Corinth to suppress Athens and Thebes and become the richest and most powerful city-state.

If the Megara region belongs to the Thebes region, perhaps the city of Thebes suppressed the cities of Athens and Corinth and became the richest and most powerful city-state.

Not only for humans, the Megara region is the key to the struggle for hegemony among the three major city-states.

Even for the gods, the Megara region is of great value.

Because the Megara region includes a part of the Helicon Mountains, the Megara region belongs to the city of Corinth, and the sea goddess Amphitrite, who guards the city of Corinth, can compete with the earth goddess Mnemosyne for the ownership of Mount Helicon.

The Megara region belongs to the city of Athens, and the goddess Metis, who guards the city of Athens, can compete with the goddess of the earth, Mnemosyne, for the sacred Mount Helicon.

In the myths and legends of another world, the patron goddess of Athens has a very close marriage with Mount Helicon, because the Megara region belongs to Athens.

It wasn't until the Dorians conquered the Peloponnese Peninsula and established their hegemony that the Dorians' Mount Olympus replaced the sacred mountain of the gods, Mount Helicon, and became the new mountain of the gods in mythology.

(End of this chapter)