I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 160
In a world where gods do not exist, there is no immediate penalty for breaking an oath, so the oath has no effect at all.

But in a world where gods really exist, if you break the sacred oath made in the name of gods, even if you will not be punished by the gods to die, you will be seriously ill and lose your ability to move.

Therefore, using a sacred oath to guarantee the agreement between the two parties is more effective than signing a contract between the two parties.

The three of Roy returned to the city of Corinth with [-] soldiers, and Sisyphus personally came outside the city to welcome the triumphant army.

Acropolis of Corinth.

The palace of Sisyphus.

Young beautiful maids start preparing the hall for the banquet.

Roy, Harmonia, Sisyphus, and Glaucus sat down around the stone table, and then Roy recounted what happened outside Mycenae.

Knowing that Acrisius, the king of Mycenae, had taken the sacred oath, Sisyphus said with great joy.

"Loy—my dear young friend! I really don't know how to express my gratitude to you. As the king of the Mycenaeans, Acrisius possessed an authority that other Mycenaeans could not challenge. With Ah The oath of Chrysius as a guarantee, as long as Acrisius survives, our city of Corinth will no longer have to worry about being attacked by the Mycenaeans."

Acrisios is now just an old man of about 60 years old.

A big hero with a strong body, Acrisios could live to be 80 or even 90 years old.

Therefore, in Sisyphus' view, with Acrisius' oath guarantee, the city of Corinth can have peace for at least 20 years.

But Roy knew that according to the ancient legend of another world, Acrisios, king of Mycenae, did not die of old age, but was killed by his grandson Perseus [by accident].

Therefore, in Roy's view, it is already a good result that Acrisius' oath can guarantee that the city of Corinth will not be attacked by the Mycenaeans within a year.

However, Lowy did not say what may happen in the future.

Because the city of Corinth has accumulated strength in order to deal with the Mycenaeans, it may not be Perseus who will be difficult to take down the city of Corinth in the future-but Roy himself.

Corinth, Athens, and Thebes are the three most potential city-states. Of course, Roy will not allow Sisyphus to rule Corinth forever and become a potential threat to him.

When the time is right, Roy will seize the city of Corinth and take all the three most potential city-states into his own hands as the three cornerstones for his hegemony.

"Sisyphus! Now that this war is over, I intend to return to Athens with Harmonia and our [-] soldiers. But we only have ten large ships, and you Corinth can provide some ships to take us sent soldiers to the city of Athens?"

"You're leaving now—"

Sisyphus said with a hesitant expression.

"Loy! Harmonia! In order to celebrate the victory of this war, I plan to hold a sacrifice for the goddess Amphitrite, and hold a sports meeting dedicated to the goddess Amphitrite. I hope you If you can stay to participate in the Hundred Animals Festival and let your soldiers participate in the competition, I will reward the champion of the competition very generously."

A sports meeting is an athletic meeting.

More than 3000 years later, the Olympic Games developed from this kind of athletic meeting for sacrificing gods or celebrating victory.

In the history of another world, because the Mycenaeans conquered the Corinth region and let Poseidon replace Amphitrite as the patron saint of the Corinth region, so the Corinth region not only has Poseidon’s temple and sanctuary, but also Every three years there is a Corinthian Games for Poseidon.

Now that the Mycenaeans have failed to conquer the Corinthian region, the athletic conference held by the Corinthians is naturally dedicated to the goddess Amphitrite.

Seeing that Sisyphus really wanted to keep himself and Harmonia, and thinking of the beautiful face and figure of the goddess Amphitrite, Roy nodded and said.

"Now Corinth, Athens, and Thebes are allies who help each other, so we should have the same respect for the goddesses Amphitrite, Metis, and Mnemosyne, so I agree to participate in the sacrifice of Ann The sacrifice of the goddess Phetrite."

After Roy finished speaking, Harmonia continued.

"Loy's choice is my choice and I will always be with my dear future husband."

the next day.

Roy, Harmonia, and Sisyphus brought all the soldiers who participated in the battle to the beach north of Corinth.

Knowing that Sisyphus, the king of Corinth, was going to hold a sacrifice of hundreds of animals, thousands of Corinthians followed spontaneously.

Sisyphus directed the soldiers to build an altar, then stood on the steps of the altar, and shouted to everyone.

"Everyone from Corinth! Brave soldiers! We have won a war to defend the city of Corinth. This is not only the result of our desperate struggle, but also the result of the great goddess Amphitrite guarding the city of Corinth. In order to thank the great Goddess Amphitrite, and in order to thank the brave soldiers and all the Corinthians who supported us, I will use fifty oxen and fifty sheep to hold a sacrifice. At the same time, I will follow the tradition, Goddess Lite holds a long-distance running competition, and the top three runners in the competition will receive generous rewards."

When Sisyphus said this, Roy suddenly pulled Harmonia up to the steps of the altar.

Under the surprised and puzzled gazes of Sisyphus and others, Roy and Sisyphus looked at each other and said.

"Sisyphus! Since you held the athletics meeting and allowed the soldiers of Athens and Thebes to participate with the soldiers of Corinth, I think that Harmonia and I should also give rewards. The rewards for the long-distance race have been provided by you, I would like to have a weightlifting competition for the athletics conference and offer great prizes for the top three finishers in the weightlifting competition."

Harmonia continued.

"I would like to hold a bronze spear throwing competition for the athletics conference. Within the specified range, the three people who can throw the spear the farthest will be rewarded by me."

After listening to what Roy and Harmonia said, Sisyphus smiled boldly.

"Originally only three soldiers could get my reward. Now there is a new competition event, and nine soldiers can get the reward provided by the three of us. Of course I will not object to adding a new competition. Those soldiers who are not good at long-distance races , as well as a chance to be among the top three in the weightlifting and throwing competitions. Before the Sacrifice of Animals and the Games, we will use 36 living sacrifices to sacrifice to the goddess Amphitrite."

After Sisyphus finished speaking, a group of Corinthian soldiers brought 36 captured Mycenaean soldiers to the altar.

Seeing Sisyphus accepting the bronze sword from a priestess and preparing to kill 36 living sacrifices, Roy said after hesitating for a moment.

"Sisyphus, I am against the sacrifice of a living human sacrifice."

(End of this chapter)